Adam Grant, Ph.D
Organizational Psychologist and World-renowned Author
"Decision Education is one of the best ways to prepare the next generation for success and happiness."
Affiliations:
- Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management Professor of Psychology – Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Awards:
- He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40
- He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 6 books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages
Publications:
- Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success – Adam Grant (2013)
- Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World – Adam Grant (2016)
- Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy (2017)
- Power Moves: Lessons from Davos (2018)
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know – Adam Grant (2021)
- Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things – Adam Grant (2023)
Education:
- University of Michigan, Ph.D in Organizational Psychology
- Harvard University, B.A. from Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude
Dr. Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author who explores the science of motivation, generosity, original thinking, and rethinking.
As Wharton’s top-rated professor for the past seven years, Adam is a leading expert on how to find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40.
Adam is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of five books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. His books have been named among the year’s best by Amazon, Apple, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Adam hosts the TED podcasts Re:Thinking and WorkLife. His TED talks have over 30 million views, and his speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater, and the Gates Foundation.
Adam is the founder and host of the Authors@Wharton speaker series and co-director of Wharton People Analytics. He curates the Next Big Idea Club along with Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, and Dan Pink, handpicking two new books each quarter for subscribers and donating 100 percent of profits to provide books for children in under-resourced communities. Adam earned his Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan, completing it in less than 3 years, and his B.A. from Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He is a former magician and Junior Olympic springboard diver.
