Christine Whelan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she directs the Money, Relationships, and Equality (MORE) initiative.
Holds the position of Vice President at SEEK Safely, Inc. since January 2025.
Authored several books, including the best-selling Audible Originals lecture series 'Finding Your Purpose' (2021), 'The Big Picture: A Guide to Finding Your Purpose in Life' (2015), 'Generation WTF' (2011), 'Marry Smart' (2008), and 'Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women' (2006).
Coined the term SWANS (Strong Women Achievers, No Spouse) in her 2006 book 'Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women'.
Earned a D.Phil in Economic & Social History from the University of Oxford and an AB in Politics from Princeton University.
Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and she has made appearances on Good Morning America, CNN, and CNBC.

Biography

Christine Whelan is a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she directs the Money, Relationships, and Equality (MORE) initiative within the Consumer Science department. She is also an associate adjunct professor at Emory University's Center for the Study of Human Health and a fellow at the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison, where she is known as Emory University's "Purpose Professor." Her academic background includes a D.