Jonah’s Full Bio

Jonah Paquette is a clinical psychologist and sought-after keynote speaker who’s presented for top companies and organizations around the world including Genentech, Kaiser Permanente, and Google. His work focuses on the science of wellbeing and the promotion of emotional fitness for individuals, teams, and organizations. Jonah’s the author of four books that aim to teach the science of happiness to individuals and organizations in order to help them flourish both personally and professionally. 

In a time of record stress, burnout, depression, and turnover, many organizations are struggling to keep their teams happy, healthy, and engaged. Jonah’s talks help people increase their emotional fitness, in order to enhance their overall well-being and performance. Jonah previously spent over a decade working in healthcare leadership at Kaiser Permanente. His experience helping to run large high-performing teams, coupled with his expertise in well-being, helped shape his insights around optimal team functioning and the promotion of workplace well-being. A frequent media contributor, Jonah’s work has been featured in a wide variety of media outlets including print, online, and podcast outlets. He is also the co-host of the popular podcast “The Happy Hour.”

Jonah is a native New Yorker and still considers himself a New Yorker (Brooklynite to be specific) despite living in California for the past two decades. He’s a graduate of Columbia University and received his doctorate from the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium. Jonah is a long-suffering fan of the New York Knicks and still holds out hope that they'll win a championship in his lifetime. In his spare time, Jonah loves to hike, travel, and cook. He and his wife reside in Southern California.

Jonah’s Topics & Areas of Expertise

• Awe and wonder

• Gratitude

• Connection

• Emotional fitness

• Wellbeing at work and beyond

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