Science Director at Stanford, Author, Emotional Intelligence Expert
Emma Seppälä Biography
Emma Seppälä, Ph.D, is the Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and the author of "The Happiness Track" (HarperOne, 2016). She holds additional roles as Co-Director of the Yale College Emotional Intelligence Project at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and Faculty Director of the Yale School of Management’s Women’s Leadership Program.
Seppälä consults with Fortune 500 leaders and employees on building a positive organization. She has delivered keynotes at TEDx Sacramento, TEDx Hayward, and for companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Bain & Co, Ernst & Young, as well as at a United States Congressional Hearing. Her expertise covers a wide range of topics including emotional intelligence, high performance, and workplace culture. Her articles have been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, QUARTZ, Business Insider, Stanford Medicine, Psychology Today, Fast Company, Forbes, Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Greater Good Science Center, and Scientific American Mind. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Fulfillment Daily, a popular news site dedicated to the science of happiness.
A frequent guest on "Good Morning America," Seppälä's work and research have garnered attention in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, NPR, The Boston Globe, and The Atlantic. She has also appeared on ABC News, Fox News, and Huffington Post Live. Her research has been featured in documentary films including "The Altruism Revolution," "What You Do Matters," and "Free the Mind," which highlights her research on yoga-based breathing for military veterans. She has received several research grants and awards, including the James W. Lyons Award from Stanford University for founding Stanford’s first academic class on the psychology of happiness and teaching well-being programs for Stanford students.
Seppälä graduated from Yale (BA), Columbia (MA), and Stanford (PhD). Originally from Paris, France, she is fluent in French, English, and German, and conversant in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Emma Seppälä and other top speakers and celebrities.
-
How do I book Emma Seppälä to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Emma Seppälä for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Emma Seppälä, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Emma Seppälä or any other speaker of your choice. -
What are the speaker fees for Emma Seppälä
Speaking fees for Emma Seppälä, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Emma Seppälä are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Emma Seppälä, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Emma Seppälä speak about?
Emma Seppälä is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Author, Creativity, Education, Fitness, Happiness, Health & Wellness, Inspirational, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Psychology, Social Sciences, Stress Management -
Where does Emma Seppälä travel from?
Emma Seppälä generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent. -
Who is Emma Seppälä’s agent?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Emma Seppälä for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Emma Seppälä for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Emma Seppälä or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
Emma Seppälä is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. The estimated speaking fee range to book Emma Seppälä for your event is available upon request. Emma Seppälä generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amanda Gore, Shawn Achor, Marci Shimoff, Christine Cashen and Lane Gardner. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Emma Seppälä for an upcoming live or virtual event.
This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.
All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.
If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.








