Kasley Killam

Kasley Killam is a leading expert in social health and the author of The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier. A Harvard-trained social scientist and award-winning innovator, she has spent nearly 15 years advancing well-being through the power of human connection.

Killam’s work has informed initiatives in collaboration with the US Government, the Aspen Institute, and AARP, helping to design more socially healthy workplaces, products, and communities. She is an Impact Fellow at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, serves on the Board of Directors for the Community Living Campaign and the Scientific Advisory Board for Only7Seconds, and is the founder of Social Health Labs, a national nonprofit launched in 2020. Her academic background includes a master’s degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a bachelor’s in psychology from Queen’s University in Canada, and executive education from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Columbia University. Her previous roles include leading national community engagement efforts at Verily (Google Life Sciences), conducting research in positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and launching an empathy initiative recognised by Stanford University.

A prolific writer and influential voice, Killam’s insights have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, NPR, The Guardian, CNBC, Scientific American, WIRED, and many other leading outlets.

In recognition of her pioneering contributions, Killam was awarded the prestigious Eudaimonia Award from UCLA in 2024 and named one of the 100 Women to Know in America in 2025. Her honours include fellowships and appointments with the Aspen Institute, World Economic Forum, Columbia University, and the Mind & Life Institute. She has been invited to the White House, met with global leaders such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Bhutan, and continues to champion a more connected, socially healthy world.