Christine Carter

As a sociologist, Christine Carter, PhD, inspires large-scale, systemic change in our most common and influential social structures: organizations, families, and schools.

A senior fellow at the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, Carter draws on scientific research in psychology, sociology, and neuroscience to develop strategies for coping with modern pressures, and tactics to truly thrive. Clients have included Google, Pixar, Nike, Salesforce, Microsoft, Hilton, YouTube, the American Heart Association, Wells Fargo, Jet Blue, Kaiser Permanente, the Boston Consulting Group and the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as dozens of schools, hundreds of families and many small businesses.

Her books include The Sweet Spot: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less, The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction, and Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.