Emma Seppala, PhD, is science director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, the founder of the popular news site Fulfillment Daily, and a frequent contributor to Psychology Today, Harvard Business Review, and the Washington Post. A sought-after speaker, Seppala has addressed academic, corporate, and governmental institutions, including Google, the National Science Foundation, and the World Bank. Seppala holds degrees from Yale, Columbia, and Stanford. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut.