Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of
Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at
the Graduate College of Social Work. She also holds the position of
visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at
Austin McCombs School of Business.
Brené has spent the past two decades studying courage,
vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of six #1 New
York Times best sellers and is the host of two award-winning
podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.
Brené’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and
her titles include Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Braving the
Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of
Imperfection. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the best-selling
anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience,
and the Black Experience.
Brené’s TED talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the top
five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with over 60 million
views. She spends most of her time working in organizations around
the world, helping develop braver leaders and more courageous
cultures. In 2024, she was named as the executive director of The
Center for Daring Leadership at BetterUp.
She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two
children, Ellen and Charlie, and a weird Bichon named Lucy.
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