Susan David
Susan David in 2017
Born (1970-09-13) September 13, 1970
Gauteng, South Africa
Occupation(s)Psychologist, speaker, author
Years active2005-present

Susan A. David (born September 13, 1970) is a South African psychologist, speaker and author.

Early life

David was born in 1970, in Gauteng, South Africa. She attended Waverly Girls High School from 1984 to 1988.[1] David received her BA in Applied Psychology & English (1992), Honors in Applied Psychology (1995), and her MA in Psychology (2000) from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. David got a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Melbourne.[2] David then conducted post-doctoral research in emotions at Yale University.[3]

Career

David founded the management consulting firm Evidence Based Psychology in 2005 and serves as its CEO. David co-founded the Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching in 2009[4] and served as co-director.[5] David edited the 2013 books Beyond Goals[6] and The Oxford Handbook of Happiness.[7] David wrote the self-help book Emotional Agility, which was published with Penguin Random House in 2016.[8] Emotional Agility talks about the concept of productively managing and accepting emotions.[9] Emotional Agility reached #1 on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list.[10] The concept of emotional agility was named as the best business management idea of the year by Harvard Business Review.[11] David gave a TED talk in January 2018 called "The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage". By the end of 2018 it had 6 million views on the TED website.[12]

Personal life

David lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.[13]

Awards

  • 2016 Best Business Management Idea of the Year
  • 2016 Books for a Better Life Award Winner | Psychology
  • 2017 Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea of the Year[14]
  • 2017 Axiom Business Book Award Medalist[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Psychologist Susan David Believes the Pursuit of Happiness can be a Dead End". SMH. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Profiles (Susan David)". unimelb. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Susan David". Penguin UK. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ↑ David, Susan; Congleton, Christina (November 2013). "Emotional Agility". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mission History". Institute of Coaching. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Rao, M. S. (January 2014). "Beyond Goals". Human Resource Management International Digest. 22 (3). doi:10.1108/HRMID-05-2014-0069. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Oxford Handbook of Happiness". Oxford Handbook. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Transformative Power of Emotional Agility". Quiet Revolution. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "26 Best Emotional Intelligence Books". Positive Psychology. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Emotional Agility (w/ Susan David)". Stitcher. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ↑ David, Susan (28 November 2016). "How to Manage Your Emotions Without Fighting Them". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Susan David, Ph.D." CAA Speakers. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Susan David". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Breakthrough Ideas". Thinkers50. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "2017 Winners". Axiom. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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