Daniel Goleman

Daniel is an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional groups, business audiences and on college campuses. As a science journalist Daniel Goleman reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times for many years. His 1995 book Emotional Intelligence was on The New York Times bestseller list for a year-and-a-half, with more than 5 million copies in print worldwide in 40 languages, and has been a best seller in many countries. Apart from his books on emotional intelligence, Daniel has written books on topics including self-deception, creativity, transparency, meditation, social and emotional learning, ecoliteracy and the ecological crisis. His latest title, co-authored with Richard Davidson, is Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body.

Daniel is also a co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (www.casel.org), originally at the Yale Child Studies Center and now at the University of Illinois at Chicago. CASEL’s mission centers on bringing evidence-based programs in emotional literacy to schools worldwide. He currently co-directs the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations (www.eiconsortium.org) at Rutgers University. The consortium fosters research partnerships between academic scholars and practitioners on the role emotional intelligence plays in excellence. In addition, Daniel is a board member of the Mind & Life Institute (www.mindandlife.org), which fosters dialogues and research collaborations among contemplative practitioners and scientists. Daniel has organized a series of intensive conversations between the Dalai Lama and scientists, which resulted in the books Healthy Emotions, and Destructive Emotions.