Vanessa Van Edwards
Behavioral researcher and author
Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher and the founder of Science of People, a behavior research lab. She wrote Captivate and Cues.
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Born in the United States
About Vanessa Van Edwards
Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher and bestselling author who founded Science of People, a lab that studies human behavior, communication and relationships. She has also been a Harvard University instructor. Difficulty with social situations in her youth led her to try out the latest behavioral science for herself. Her books include Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. She has taught people skills at companies such as Google, Microsoft and Comcast, and has spoken at MIT and SXSW. Her work has been featured on CNN and in Fast Company.