Maya Shankar

Cognitive Scientist, Host of "A Slight Change of Plans" Podcast & Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google

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Maya Shankar Biography

Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist and the creator, executive producer, and host of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, which Apple awarded as the Best Show of the Year 2021 and which received an Ambie award from the Podcast Academy in 2022. Shankar was a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House Behavioral Science Team. She also served as the first Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations under Ban Ki-moon, and as a core member of Pete Buttigieg’s debate preparation team during his 2020 presidential run.

Shankar has a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience from Stanford, a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, and a B.A. from Yale. She's been profiled by The New Yorker and been the featured guest on NPR's “All Things Considered,” “Freakonomics,” and “Hidden Brain.” She's a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music's pre-college program, where she was a private violin student of Itzhak Perlman.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/23/2024.

Maya Shankar Videos

  • Why Change Is Scary -- and How to Unlock Its Potential | Maya Shankar | TED
    Unexpected change like an accident, an illness or a relationship that suddenly ends is inevitable -- and disorienting. With a heartfelt and...
  • Cognitive Neuroscientist MAYA SHANKAR On The Power of Change
    Cognitive neuroscientist & former Senior Advisor in the Obama White House Dr. Maya Shankar joins Rich to talk about the science behind growth &...
  • Violinist-Turned-Podcaster Inspires Others To Embrace Change ...
    Former violinist Maya Shankar sits down with Hoda Kotb to talk about her podcast, “A Slight Change of Plans,” in which she interviews guests ...

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