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United States Arthur Brooks is an accomplished academic and author, known for his work in public policy, nonprofit leadership, and the science of happiness.
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Harvard professor and bestselling author helping people and organizations get happier through science-based tools, courses, and speaking.
Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management.
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Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness.
Brooks is Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Arthur C. Patterson Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School.
Arthur C. Brooks was born on May 21, 1964, in Spokane, Washington. He began his career not in academia, but as a classical French hornist, touring and recording with groups like the Annapolis Brass Quintet and the City Orchestra of Barcelona after leaving college at 19. In his late twenties, Brooks returned to education, earning a BA through distance learning from Thomas Edison State College, an MA in economics from Florida Atlantic University, and later an MPhil and PhD in public policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School, where he worked as an analyst for the Rand Corporation’s Project Air Force. This diverse early career laid a foundation for his later work in combining practical experience with rigorous academic inquiry.
Following his graduate studies, Brooks spent a decade as a university professor, quickly advancing to full professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in just seven years, holding the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government. During this period, he published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and several books, including the textbook “Social Entrepreneurship” (2008). In 2009, he transitioned to lead the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) as its 11th president for ten years. Under his leadership, AEI significantly expanded its annual revenues, broadened its outreach across various ideological perspectives, and diversified its research into areas such as poverty, happiness, and human potential.
Since July 2019, Brooks has been a faculty member at Harvard University, holding roles as the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. He is the author of thirteen books, including the bestsellers “Love Your Enemies” (2019), “From Strength to Strength” (2022), and “Build the Life You Want” (2023), co-authored with Oprah Winfrey. Brooks also contributes as a columnist for The Atlantic, hosts “The Art of Happiness with Arthur Brooks” podcast, and was the subject of the 2019 documentary film “The Pursuit.” His work at Harvard focuses on leadership and happiness, and he leads the Leadership & Happiness Laboratory at the Center for Public Leadership, exploring how individuals can cultivate a more purposeful and fulfilling life.
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