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Arthur C. Brooks
Harvard Professor & Leading Happiness Expert | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author | The Atlantic Columnist | Former President, American Enterprise Institute
Why do money, success, and status so often fail to make us happy? Few answer that question as compellingly as Arthur C. Brooks, the Harvard professor, Atlantic columnist, and number one New York Times bestselling author widely regarded as one of the world's leading voices on the science of happiness. He gives audiences practical, research-based tools to build happier, more meaningful lives and to lead others toward the same.
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Arthur C. Brooks biography
Happiness speaker Arthur C. Brooks is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the science of human happiness. He is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, where his course on leadership and happiness draws some of the largest enrollments on campus. He also writes the weekly “How to Build a Life” column for The Atlantic and hosts the podcast Office Hours with Arthur Brooks.
A number one New York Times bestselling author, Brooks has written more than a dozen books on happiness, leadership, and meaning. His 2022 bestseller From Strength to Strength explored how to find success and purpose in the second half of life, and in 2023 he co-authored the global bestseller Build the Life You Want with Oprah Winfrey. His most recent works include The Happiness Files, a collection drawn from his Atlantic columns, and The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, which examines why meaning has become so hard to find and how to recover it.
Brooks’s path to Harvard was anything but conventional. He began his career as a classical French hornist, leaving college at nineteen to tour and record in the United States and Spain. In his late twenties he returned to study, earned a bachelor’s degree through distance learning, and at thirty-one traded music for academia, completing an MPhil and PhD in public policy analysis at the RAND Graduate School while working as an analyst for the RAND Corporation.
From Think Tank Leadership to the Science of Happiness
He spent roughly a decade as a professor at Syracuse University, where he published sixty peer-reviewed articles and several books, including the textbook Social Entrepreneurship. In 2009 he became president of the American Enterprise Institute, one of the world’s most influential think tanks, leading the organization for ten years before joining Harvard in 2019. During that period Fortune named him one of its “50 World’s Greatest Leaders,” and he has received seven honorary doctorates.
As a speaker, Arthur C. Brooks turns rigorous behavioral science into clear, practical guidance that audiences can act on immediately. He shows leaders how cultivating happiness, meaning, and purpose drives engagement, performance, and retention, and he helps individuals manage their own emotions and build more fulfilling lives. Blending data, ancient wisdom, and warmth, he delivers a message that resonates with executives, teams, and anyone seeking to thrive in demanding times.
Arthur C. Brooks Speaking Videos
Arthur Brooks - The art and science of happiness
Oprah & Arthur Brooks: Build the Life You Want
Arthur C. Brooks Keynote Topics
Most people assume that success produces happiness. The research points the other way: happiness is what fuels success. In this keynote, Arthur C. Brooks shows leaders how understanding and cultivating happiness, in themselves and in their people, becomes a powerful driver of engagement, recruitment, and productivity. He makes the case that organizations built around meaning, purpose, and life satisfaction outperform those that chase results alone, and he gives leaders a practical playbook for creating that kind of culture.
The evidence is hard to ignore: happiness is declining around the world as loneliness rises, relationships fray, and division deepens. Arthur C. Brooks argues that this trend is not inevitable. Drawing on the latest happiness science, he shows audiences how to apply a handful of core principles in daily life and pass them on to the people around them. The result is a hopeful, practical roadmap for becoming happier and more connected, even in difficult times.
Many of us are skilled at managing our jobs, our homes, and our families, yet struggle to manage the one thing that matters most: our own emotions. Arthur C. Brooks explores the science of emotional self-management and shows how small, deliberate changes in habit can give anyone greater command over their inner life. Audiences leave understanding why emotional self-regulation is the foundation of lasting happiness, and how to strengthen it.
As we move through life, our abilities and interests change, a shift that can unsettle even the highest achievers. Arthur C. Brooks draws on behavioral science, history, and ancient wisdom to show that fulfillment in every stage comes not from clinging to past success but from developing new strengths and redefining what success means. This talk offers a clear, encouraging framework for staying effective and finding deep purpose as careers and lives evolve.
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FAQs on Booking Arthur C. Brooks
Why Arthur C. Brooks?
Booking Arthur C. Brooks brings one of the world's leading authorities on happiness and leadership to your stage. A Harvard professor, Atlantic columnist, and number one New York Times bestselling author, he translates decades of behavioral science into clear, practical guidance that audiences can use right away. He helps leaders build cultures of meaning and purpose that lift engagement and performance, and he gives individuals the tools to manage their emotions and live more fulfilling lives. For events on leadership, culture, resilience, and well-being, he is an exceptional choice. Aurum Speakers Bureau can help you check his availability and bring him to your event.
What is Arthur C. Brooks's latest book?
Arthur C. Brooks's newest book is The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, which explores why meaning has become so difficult to find in the modern world and how to recover it. It follows The Happiness Files, a collection drawn from his Atlantic column, and Build the Life You Want, the 2023 global bestseller he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.
What does Arthur C. Brooks teach at Harvard?
Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, where he teaches a popular course on leadership and happiness. Before joining Harvard in 2019, he spent a decade as president of the American Enterprise Institute, one of the world's most influential think tanks.
What topics does speaker Arthur C. Brooks cover in his keynotes?
Arthur C. Brooks's keynotes focus on the science of happiness, leadership, meaning, and thriving through change. He shows leaders how happiness drives performance and retention, helps audiences manage their emotions and build more purposeful lives, and explores how to stay fulfilled as careers and circumstances evolve, always grounding his talks in research and real-world application. To explore his availability and speaking fees, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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