Vanessa is the author of four evidence-based, internationally published books: 10 Keys to Happier Living – A Practical Guide to Happiness (2016, Headline Hachette); Creating the World We Want to Live In – How Positive Psychology Can Help Create a Brighter Future, (authoring the Introduction, Conclusion and the chapter on Work, March 2021, Routledge); for children aged 7-11 years, 50 Ways to Feel Happy (Quarto). Most recently List Happy – 75 activities and reflections to build happiness and wellbeing (Dorling Kindersley, July 2022). At Action for Happiness she translates psychological research to make it digestible and to catalyse practical action in workplaces, schools and communities. She is the architect of its evidence-based framework for action, ‘10 Keys for Happier Living’. In the workplace Vanessa leads the design and delivery of bespoke interventions like: the ‘Doing Well from the Inside Out’ programme for managers, leaders or teams; the Mindful Leadership programme for executive teams and leaders; Practical Ideas for Happier Living and 10 Keys to Happier Living courses for public health and community settings; and a series of practical, online workshops titled Psychological Strategies to Survive and Thrive in Changing Times. Increasingly, she now also helps organisations understand how the science of wellbeing can be integrated into strategy, shape the future of work and the design of products, processes and culture. Early in her career Vanessa qualified as a chartered accountant (ACA), working at Arthur Andersen and PWC where she became a business analyst, which fuelled her interest in releasing the potential of people and in organisation development. This led her to move into HR with two global banks, Morgan Stanley and Bankers Trust and then into consulting with global firm Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson). In addition to her Masters and professional qualification, Vanessa has a BSc Joint Honours Degree in Psychology and Biology.