Susan David

SUSAN DAVID, PhD is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her new number one Wall Street Journalbestselling book, Emotional Agility is based on the concept Harvard Business Review heralded as a Management Idea of the Year and winner of the Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award. The book describes the psychological skills critical to thriving in times of complexity and change. David’s TED Talk on the topic went viral with over one million views in its first week of release. She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and guest on national radio and television. Named on the Thinkers50 global list of the top management thinkers, she is a sought-after keynote speaker and consultant, with clients that include the World Economic Forum, EY, United Nations, Google, Microsoft, NASDAQ, and many other national and multinational organizations. David is the CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, a co-founder of the Institute of Coaching (a Harvard Medical School/McLean affiliate), and on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Thrive Global and Virgin Pulse. Susan lives outside of Boston with her family. @susandavid_phd