Carol Dweck is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and author of the bestselling book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success.

Dweck's research about intelligence and motivation, and how they are variously influenced by fixed and growth mindsets, has attracted attention from teachers trying to help underperforming students, parents concerned with why their daughters get turned off math and science, and even sports coaches and human-resources managers intent on helping clients reach higher levels of achievement.

Before joining Stanford's faculty in 2004, Dweck taught at Columbia for 15 years as well as at Harvard and the University of Illinois. She has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe; she has appeared on The Today Show and 20/20.