Olympia LePoint

Hailed "The New Einstein” by her fans and named the “Modern Day Hidden Figure” by People magazine and Newsweek, Olympia LePoint is a former NASA rocket scientist who is helping audiences overcome fear with science, her personal story and trailblazing faith. Seen by 28 million viewers on TV news programs and online through her TED talk entitled “Reprogramming Your Brain to Overcome Fear,” LePoint helped launch 28 NASA space shuttle missions into space. Now she is an award-winning author and a part-time Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Ethics Professor at California State University Northridge. LePoint’s Answers Unleashed® science book series has generated fans across the world. Her books are taught in courses at California State University, Northridge and at University of California, Los Angeles.

LePoint grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California within poverty, mid inner-city trauma and failing grades. Despite her horrific challenges, she reprogrammed her brain for success and graduated among the top five of a 6,500-member class with a degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University, Northridge. She later contributed to the launch of NASA space missions as an award-winning propulsion scientist.

Today, LePoint is a celebrity and creator of the "Answers Unleashed" book series. She received the 2023 IRWIN Award at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, and she is among the Top 100 Women of the Future in Emerging Technology. She has been featured in USA Today, on PBS, CBS News, NBC News, Cheddar, ABC News, Buzzfeed, Yahoo! News, FOX Weather, Scripps News and on The Doctor’s TV show.

While some leaders call LePoint a prophet, LePoint calls herself a keynote speaker with answers. She shows you that you can reprogram your mind, at any age, to find positive answers for your future.