Iris Bohnet is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the co-director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She is a behavioral economist and the author of the award-winning book What Works, and her work has been featured in media outlets around the world. She advises companies and governments and regularly speaks at large conferences and events, including the World Economic Forum meetings. She received her doctorate in Economics from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and is the recipient of several awards and honorary degrees. She and her family live in Newton, Massachusetts.