ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michelle Gielan is the founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research. She works with Fortune 500 companies and schools to raise employee engagement, productivity, and happiness at work. Michelle is a managing partner at GoodThink, a positive psychology consulting firm, and she holds a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Michelle graduated cum laude in Computer Engineering.

Michelle is an executive producer of The Happiness Advantage special on PBS. She formerly served as the anchor of two national newscasts at CBS News, as well as a correspondent for The Early Show. Her research and advice have received attention from Forbes, USA Today, CNN, FOX, and NPR.