Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy evangelist, author, keynote and multiple TEDx speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator, and certified coach.
She is the founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, an advisory firm that helps leaders and purpose-driven organizations create cultures of empathy, and family offices and foundations achieve social impact through philanthropy.
Passionate about inspiring the next generation of leaders, she teaches Happiness Means Business and Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McGill University, where was named Professor of the Year in 2014 and 2019. She is also on faculty with the McGill Executive Institute for Empathic Leadership and Leadership Presence.
Anita is the author of Purposeful Empathy: Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational, and Social Change (2023) and hosts a podcast/YouTube series (16th season; 175+ weekly episodes), dedicated to amplifying the voices of people from across the globe who understand that the world needs more empathy – and are doing something about it.
Anita’s “Daily Empathy Posts” have inspired her online community for 3,000+ consecutive days.
