Susan David is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. She is co-founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, and CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, a boutique business consultancy. David also serves on the scientific advisory boards of Thrive Global and Virgin Pulse, and is an expert contributor to the US Surgeon General’s Wellbeing at Work panel.
David has spent the past two decades studying how the way we navigate our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health, and happiness. Her #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Emotional Agility, based on the concept that Harvard Business Review heralded as a “Management Idea of the Year” and winner of the Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award, describes the psychological skills critical to thriving in times of complexity and change. Emotional Agility has been translated into 30 languages and is winner of numerous accolades including Amazon’s Best Books of the Year Award and the Books for a Better Life Psychology Award. David’s TED Talk on emotional agility has been viewed by more than 10 million people.
David is also the author of the definitive Oxford Handbook of Happiness, Beyond Goals: Effective Strategies for Coaching and Mentoring, and the top-rated Harvard Business Review article Emotional Agility: How Effective Leaders Manage Their Negative Thoughts and Feelings. She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and her work has been featured in many publications including TIME, Fast Company and the Wall Street Journal and often appears on national radio and television.
David trained as a clinical psychologist. She completed her Ph.D. and a post-doctorate at Yale University on emotions research. Originally from South Africa, she lives outside of Boston with her family.
