Rosalind Wiseman

Rosalind Wiseman has been on a quest: to help people put words to experiences they struggle to articulate and bring dignity back into our families, schools, work and communities. As a global thought leader, she speaks on leadership, conflict, communication, and youth culture at the highest levels of government, corporations, and educational institutions.

Wiseman is the bestselling author of nine books, including the New York Times bestsellers "Queen Bees and Wannabes" -- the inspiration for the "Mean Girls" movie and musical franchise -- and "Masterminds & Wingmen," named Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life. Her most recent book, published with co-author Shanterra McBride, is "Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Brave, Life Changing Conversations about Race and Racism." She also contributed to David Yeager’s "10 to 25: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation And Making Your Own Life Easier."

National media regularly depends on Wiseman’s expertise on principled leadership, conflict, youth culture, education, and parenting. She has been profiled in, or written for, The New York Times, Los Angeles, Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and USA Today, among others. A frequent guest on national media like the "TODAY," CNN, "Good Morning America," and NPR affiliates throughout the country, Wiseman has spoken to audiences throughout the United States and abroad, including SXSW, Microsoft, UBS, The Royal Society for the Arts, the Association for the Advancement of International Education, the Game Developers Conference, the American Association of School Administrators, and at the White House.

Wiseman serves as a senior leadership consultant at the US State Department’s Office for Overseas Schools, which serves over 195 schools throughout the world and as a consultant at the Texas Science Behavior and Mind Institute. She is a board member of the Johnson Depression Center at Colorado University Anschutz Medical Center.