Shawn Achor is a renowned positive psychology expert and bestselling author. He spent 12 years at Harvard University, where he won numerous distinguished teaching awards. Achor's research on happiness and human potential has been published in top psychology journals and featured in major media outlets, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. His TED Talk, "The Happy Secret to Better Work," has garnered over 25 million views, making it one of the most popular of all time.

Achor is the author of "The Happiness Advantage" and "Big Potential," both New York Times bestsellers. He has worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies and has lectured in more than 50 countries, speaking to diverse audiences from CEOs to schoolchildren. His research and lectures focus on how happiness fuels success and how positive psychology can improve performance and well-being.

As the CEO of GoodThink Inc., Achor continues to push the boundaries of positive psychology research, helping organizations increase happiness and reap its benefits in the workplace. He has become a leading voice in the field, advocating for a shift in how we perceive the relationship between happiness and success.Shawn Achor resides in Texas with his family, where he continues to write, research, and spread the message of positive psychology worldwide.