Brené Brown
Research professor and author
Brené Brown is a research professor and author who studies courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy. She has written six number-one New York Times bestsellers.
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American Born 1965 in San Antonio, United States
About Brené Brown
Brown holds a research professorship at the University of Houston, in its Graduate College of Social Work. She also teaches as a visiting management professor at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also hosted podcasts, including Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. Her books include Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead and Daring Greatly, and they have been translated into more than 30 languages. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited You Are Your Best Thing, an anthology on vulnerability, shame resilience and the Black experience. Her TED talk on the power of vulnerability ranks among the five most-viewed TED talks. In 2024 she was named to the executive director role at BetterUp's Center for Daring Leadership.