SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Amy Blankson, bestselling author of The Future of Happiness, is the only person to receive a Point of Light from two sitting US Presidents.  After graduating from Harvard College and Yale School of Management, she has focused her work on understanding how to cultivate happiness in a digital era.  She is a member of the UN Global Happiness Council, a Fellow of the World Innovation Organization, and is currently working with the IEEE to create standards for well-being in the creation of artificial intelligence and emotion awareness. Most recently, Amy has shared her thought leadership as a speaker at TEDx, as a regular contributor for Forbes on Women, Technology, and Leadership, and as a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course.

Oh, and you might also know her as Amy the Unicorn,  from her brother Shawn Achor’s infamous TEDx talk on the science of happiness.

Combining the research of positive psychology with stories of real-world application, Amy’s programs will help individuals and organization gain fresh perspective on how to raise their levels of well-being and performance.  Audience members will be challenged, inspired, and entertained as Amy guides them through a series of fun experiments and empowers them with actionable strategies for positive sustainable change.