Jennifer Moss

Jennifer Moss is an award-winning journalist and author, international speaker, workplace culture strategist, and co-founder of the Work Better Institute, a global workforce policy think tank. As a workplace expert, she is regularly invited by global media outlets to share her research and insights and often works with leadership teams of large enterprise firms to measure well-being and improve organizational culture and performance.

Moss is a nationally syndicated radio columnist and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Fortune. Her work has also appeared in Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. She is a former member of the Global Happiness Council, in partnership with Gallup and the UN, and a contributor to their annual Global Happiness Report.

Moss is the author of three leadership books focused on workplace culture and wellness. Her first book, Unlocking Happiness at Work, received the distinguished UK Business Book of the Year Award. Her second book, The Burnout Epidemic, was named one of the “10 Best New Management Books” by Thinkers50 and was shortlisted for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature Awards. Her most recent book, Why Are We Here?, was released in January 2025. Jennifer’s work also appears in the HBR Guide to Beating Burnout and the HBR Emotional Intelligence series.

In recognition of her contributions, Moss was named a “Canadian Innovator of the Year” and an “International Female Entrepreneur of the Year.” She was also the recipient of a Public Service Award from the Office of President Obama and, in 2022, was named to the Thinkers50 Radar list of “30 thinkers to watch.”