
Brené Brown, Ph.D., LCSW
Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston
Brené Brown, Ph.D. is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She studies courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead. Brené’s TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 30 million views.