Amy Cuddy

Social psychologist Amy Cuddy is a professor at Harvard Business School and Harvard School of Public Health, New York Times bestselling author, and Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. Focusing on the power of nonverbal behavior, prejudice and stereotyping, the delicate balance of trustworthiness and strength, and the ways in which people can affect their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, she teaches thousands of people how to become more present, influential, and satisfied in their professional and personal lives. Her highly cited research has been published in top academic journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Science, and Psychological Science, and covered by NPR, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired, Fast Company, and more. In addition, her 2012 TED Talk, “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” has been viewed more than 35 million times and is the second-most-viewed TED Talk of all time. Amy’s new book, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges (Little, Brown, & Co.), is a New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and Globe & Mail bestseller.