Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his research on happiness has taken him to such far-flung places as Greenland, India, Kenya and Israel. He is a leading authority on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness and best known for his pioneering work in the application of positive psychology. He has published nearly seventy scholarly articles and had approximately 20 thousand research citations.

As a coach, Dr. Biswas-Diener is a thought leader on positive psychology coaching. He has consulted for and conducted trainings with a wide range of international organizations including Deloitte, Australia Department of Defense, Kaiser Permanente, Standard Chartered Bank, and many others. He also trains coaches through his own coaching program, Positive Acorn. Robert has a Doctorate in social psychology, a Master’s degree in clinical psychology, and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. He is author of Practicing Positive Psychology Coaching and The Upside of Your Dark Side, among other books.