Shawn Achor is a lecturer at Harvard University where he has studied with pioneers in the
field of positive psychology. He is the co-designer of Harvard's 'Happiness' course one of the
most popular in Harvard history. He is also the founder and CEO of Aspirant a research and
consulting firm that uses positive psychology to enhance individual achievement and cultivate a
more productive workplace. Its clients include American Express KPMG Microsoft and UBS. He
gives more than 150 lectures a year on the science of happiness and human potential which have
been covered in the New York Times the Boston Globe the Wall Street Journal CNN and NPR.
