Dr. Amy Cuddy is an award-winning social psychologist and one of the world’s most sought-after keynote speakers, known for her work on power, trust, and the social forces that shape how we behave and perform under pressure. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Presence, which has sold more than half a million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 35 languages. She served on the faculty at Harvard Business School and received a Harvard Excellence in Teaching Award for her course on power and influence. She is a contributing writer for The Athletic, where she explores the psychology and neuroscience behind performance in high-stakes moments.

A globally renowned speaker on leadership and performance, Dr. Amy Cuddy translates social psychology and neuroscience into actionable insights for leaders and teams. In captivating presentations on how the body and physiology drive influence and peak performance, she delivers powerful lessons on building trust, showing up with grounded confidence, and creating cultures where people are empowered to do their best work. Drawing on cutting edge research, Dr. Cuddy gives audiences practical tools to access personal power, build healthy, high-performing cultures, and bring out the best in others through clarity, engagement, and courage. Her keynotes are a ideal for senior executives, emerging leaders, and high performing teams across industries who want to strengthen culture, unlock performance, and navigate high-stakes moments with clarity and presence.

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Dr. Amy Cuddy first rose to international prominence with her viral TED Talk, “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are.” With more than 75 million views, it is the third most-viewed TED Talk of all time. Building on that momentum, she published her debut book, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, which sold more than half a million copies and landed on every major bestseller list. In her forthcoming book, Bullied, Dr. Cuddy examines the rise of toxic workplace cultures and their impact on trust, performance, and retention, and offers a new infrastructure for driving performance and long-term success through what she calls social bravery—a practical framework for recognizing and changing these dynamics.

As a contributing writer for The Athletic, the sports journalism arm of the New York Times, Dr. Amy Cuddy explains the "why" behind the sports moments everyone is talking about. When athletes are at their peak or crumbling under pressure, she investigates how social forces physically disrupt athletes' physiology and performance—their own and their teammates'. Drawing on lessons from sport, but with clear evidence for business and daily life, she offers insights on training resilient, unshakeable nervous systems that rise to the occasion in make-or-break moments.

Dr. Cuddy earned her Ph.D. from Princeton University and served on the faculties at Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She received a Harvard Excellence in Teaching Award for her course on power and influence and continues to teach in executive education programs.

Over her academic career, Dr. Cuddy helped develop one of the most influential theories of social judgment in psychology, the Stereotype Content Model, which has influenced fields ranging from psychology and organizational behavior to leadership, marketing, and public life. For this work, she earned the Scientific Impact Award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology.

Dr. Cuddy has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, included in the Thinkers50 ranking of the world's most influential management thinkers and the BBC 100 Women list, named a TIME Game Changer, selected as one of Business Insider’s 50 Women Who Are Changing the World, and recognized by Inc. as one of the Top 50 Leadership Innovators Changing How We Lead, among other honors.