Bio and Speech Introduction
(Gielan is pronounced GEE-lin, like Feelin’)
Michelle Gielan has spent the past decade researching the link between happiness and success.
She is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive
Change and was named one of the Top 10 authors on resilience by the Harvard Business Review.
Michelle holds an advanced degree in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is an
Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s
Happiness course.
She formerly served as anchor of The CBS Morning News, and her research has
received attention from dozens of media outlets including The Washington Post, FORBES, and The New
York Times.
Please welcome, Michelle Gielan.
