Scott Barry Kaufman

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He is founder of the Center for Human Potential and founder of Self-Actualization Coaching. Dr. Kaufman has authored 10 books, including Choose Growth (with Jordyn Feingold), Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (with Carolyn Gregoire), and Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined. Dr. Kaufman received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University and has taught courses oat Columbia University, Yale, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.

Dr. Kaufman is also host of The Psychology Podcast— which has received over 30 million downloads and was included in Business Insider’s list of “9 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior.” Dr. Kaufman is interested in using his research to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and self-actualized life. He is one of the top 20 most cited scientists studying intelligence, and in 2015, he was named one of “50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider.