Michelle Gielan

Michelle Gielan has spent more than a decade and a half researching the link between happiness, optimism, and success. She is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change and the author of the forthcoming book Resilient Optimism (Harvard Business Review Press), which explores how optimism becomes a measurable advantage under pressure.



Michelle is an Executive Producer of The Happiness Advantage on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. She formerly served as an anchor for The CBS Morning News, and her research and insights have been featured in dozens of media outlets, including The Washington Post, Forbes, and The New York Times.



She holds an advanced degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in computer engineering from Tufts University.