Jordan B. Peterson (Author, Reader)
Jordan B. Peterson is a Professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. The author of 12 Rules for Life, the multi-million copy bestseller that has sold in over 40 languages worldwide, he's taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary General, helped his clinical clients manage depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, and lectured extensively in North America and Europe. With his students and colleagues, Dr. Peterson has published over a hundred scientific papers, and his book Maps of Meaning revolutionized the psychology of religion. Formerly a professor at Harvard University, he was nominated for its prestigious Levenson Teaching Prize.

Portrait

Jordan B. Peterson's books have sold millions of copies worldwide. Before becoming one of today's most influential public intellectuals, he worked for decades as a professor at Harvard and the University of Toronto, and as a practicing scientist and clinical psychologist. He has published more than a hundred scientific papers on a range of topics including personality, criminal behavior, political and religious belief, and the neuroscience of perception, motivation and emotion. He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife, Tammy. They have two children and four grandchildren.