Jennifer B. Wallace is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and one of the leading voices on what it truly means to live a meaningful, connected life. With regular bylines in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post and past reporting credits with 60 Minutes, Jennifer has dedicated her career to uncovering the human stories behind today’s most pressing mental health and social issues. Her mission? To help us rediscover a life of deeper purpose, resilience, and belonging.

She is the author of two instant New York Times bestsellers, Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It and Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose. In Mattering, she presents a transformative approach to tackling burnout, anxiety, and isolation, centered on one powerful idea: every person needs to feel that they matter.

On stage, Jennifer delivers more than a keynote—she offers a mirror and a map. With warmth, insight, and actionable takeaways, she engages audiences with real stories and compelling research that resonate across industries and generations. Whether she’s speaking to educators, business leaders, mental health professionals, or parents, Jennifer helps people rethink success, reconnect with their impact, and build cultures—at work and home—where individuals feel valued and valuable. Her talks are compelling for leadership teams navigating workplace culture, schools seeking healthier models of achievement, and communities looking to foster more empathy and mental well-being.

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Jennifer is the founder of The Mattering Institute, whose mission is to create cultures of mattering in workplaces and wider communities, and the co-founder and Chief Mattering Officer of the Mattering Movement, a nonprofit whose mission is to create cultures of mattering in schools and educational spaces. Through this work, Jennifer has become a trusted voice for changemakers looking to lead with empathy, drive meaningful connection, and create environments where everyone — regardless of age or background — feels seen, heard, and significant. Jennifer is also a highly sought-after speaker, she has delivered an acclaimed TED Talk on achievement culture and the science of mattering.

Wallace is a maternal mental health ambassador at Calm, the meditation and mental health app, has partnered with The LEGO Group on its global Play Unstoppable campaign, aimed at addressing perfectionism and growing confidence through play, and has consulted for Netflix. Wallace is a BCG BrightHouse Luminary, serves on the University of Michigan’s Well-being Collective Advisory Council, and the Advisory Board for Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Wallace is also a Journalism Fellow at The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and is a guest lecturer for NYU’s Fall 2025 course, Education, Mattering, and the American Dream: Understanding Achievement Culture. She lives in New York City with her family.