Hitendra Wadhwa

About the Author

Hitendra Wadhwa is a renowned leadership expert and professor at Columbia Business School, where he directs the Mindfulness Initiative and teaches courses on personal leadership and peak performance. With a background in finance from Goldman Sachs and a PhD from Columbia University, Wadhwa has dedicated his career to helping individuals unlock their highest potential through science-backed strategies and mindfulness practices. His insights have been featured in leading publications like Harvard Business Review, and he advises Fortune 500 executives on cultivating resilience and excellence. Featured in HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance, Updated and Expanded with his essay 'Nine Things Successful People Do Differently' (originally by Heidi Grant), Wadhwa's work empowers readers to achieve extraordinary results in both professional and personal spheres.