Jennifer Breheny Wallace

At-a-Glance

New York Times Bestselling Author of "Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic — And What We Can Do About It."
Author at Penguin Random House since 2019.
Co-founder of The Mattering Movement (since 2023) and founder of The Mattering Institute.
Award-winning journalist, contributing to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
Former broadcast producer for CBS "60 Minutes," part of a team that won The Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
Serves on the board of the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City.
Graduated from Harvard College.

Biography

Jennifer Breheny Wallace is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author whose work delves into the concept of mattering and its influence on everyday life. Through extensive research and compelling storytelling, Wallace investigates the underlying forces that shape modern society, including the crisis of meaning within achievement culture and the critical role of mattering in individual, organizational, and societal well-being.