Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world for his groundbreaking research on intelligence, creativity, and human potential. He is a professor at Columbia University, director of the Center for Human Potential, and founder of Self-Actualization Coaching. Dr. Kaufman has authored 11 books, including Rise Above, 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 at 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.” 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.