Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is a psychologist and researcher who is known for leaving the laboratory and working with groups traditionally overlooked by psychological studies. He has spent time studying happiness among Inuit hunters in Greenland, Maasai tribal people in Kenya, sex workers in Kolkata, peace protesters in Israel, and Amish farmers in the Midwest, among other groups. Robert's research focuses on positive topics such as friendship, hospitality, leadership, and wellbeing. He has published more than 75 peer-reviewed papers and has a citation count of more than 25 thousand. In addition to his academic work, Robert has trained professionals at organizations as diverse as the Australia Department of Defense, Kaiser Permanente, Standard Chartered Bank, Deloitte, and ConocoPhillips. Robert also trains coaches at Positive Acorn, his ICF-accredited coach training program. In 2024, Thinkers50 named Robert one of the 50 most influential executive coaches in the world. He is the author of numerous books including Radical Listening (2025), Positive Provocation: 25 Questions to Elevate Your Coaching Practice (2023) and The Upside of Your Dark Side (2024).