Annual Gala: The Science of Happiness
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South Florida Science Center and Aquarium Presents
The Science of Happiness
Featuring Shawn Achor, Positive Psychology Expert
March 2nd, 2016
The Circle, The Breakers
Shawn Achor is the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness. He spent 12 years at Harvard, where he won over a dozen distinguished teaching awards, and delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. Shawn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and Buddhist ethics.
Shawn has since become one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. Shawn has now worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies, and with places like the NFL, the Pentagon and the U.S.. Treasury. To do his work, Shawn has traveled to 51 countries, speaking to farmers in Zimbabwe, CEOs in China, doctors in Dubai and schoolchildren in South Africa. In 2014, Oprah Winfrey did a two hour interview with Shawn on the science of happiness and meaning. His research on happiness made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED talk is one of the most popular of all time with over 10 million views, and his lecture airing on PBS has been seen by millions. Shawn is also an advocate for education and is the award winning author of the children’s book Ripple’s Effect, the story of a dolphin who teaches a shark how to smile.
Ticket price is $500.
Interested in supporting or simply have a question? Contact--
Marcy Hoffman
Director of Institutional Advancement
[email protected]
Chairmen
Mary Freitas
Elizabeth Gordon
Caroline Cummings Rafferty
Honorary Chairmen
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Crampton
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lorentzen
Mr. and Mrs. John Niblack
Stewardship Council Chairmen
Mr. Dale Hedrick
Mr. Harvey Oyer III
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Shawn Achor is the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness. He spent 12 years at Harvard, where he won over a dozen distinguished teaching awards, and delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. Shawn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and Buddhist ethics.
Shawn has since become one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. Shawn has now worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies, and with places like the NFL, the Pentagon and the U.S. Treasury. To do his work, Shawn has traveled to 51 countries, speaking to farmers in Zimbabwe, CEOs in China, doctors in Dubai and schoolchildren in South Africa. In 2014, Oprah Winfrey did a two hour interview with Shawn on the science of happiness and meaning. His research on happiness made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED talk is one of the most popular of all time with over 10 million views, and his lecture airing on PBS has been seen by millions. Shawn is also an advocate for education and is the award winning author of the children’s book Ripple’s Effect, the story of a dolphin who teaches a shark how to smile.
Interested in supporting or simply have a question? Contact--
Marcy Hoffman
Director of Institutional Advancement
[email protected]