Arthur C. Brooks
Social scientist of happiness; Vanderbilt professor; AEI president from 2009 to 2019.
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Roles
American Enterprise Institute (before)
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- Arthur C.
- Brooks is an American author and academic who writes about happiness.
- He has been a professor of medicine, health and society at Vanderbilt University from July 2026 and is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School.
- He was president of the American Enterprise Institute from 2009 to 2019 and a Harvard professor from 2019 to 2026.
- He writes a column for The Free Press and hosts the podcast Office Hours with Arthur Brooks.
Key facts
- Born
- 21 May 1964, Spokane, Washington1
- Role
- Kohler Family Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society, Vanderbilt University (from July 2026); senior fellow, Harvard Business School1
- Earlier
- President, American Enterprise Institute (2009 to 2019); professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School (2019 to 2026); Syracuse University (2001 to 2008)1
- Books
- From Strength to Strength (2022); Build the Life You Want, with Oprah Winfrey (2023); Love Your Enemies (2019); The Conservative Heart (2015)1
- Media
- Columnist at The Free Press; CBS News contributor; host of Office Hours with Arthur Brooks1
- Education
- PhD in public policy analysis, RAND Graduate School (1998)1
- Before academia
- Professional French horn player, much of it with the City Orchestra of Barcelona1
Roles
Before
Leads until 2019
American Enterprise Institute (president) source on American Enterprise Institute
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