Vanessa Van Edwards

At-a-Glance

Bestselling author of 'Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People' (2017) and 'Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication' (2022), a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Instructor at Harvard University's Professional & Executive Development program since 2025.
Lead investigator at her human behavior research lab, Science of People, since 2011.
Her YouTube channel has over 66 million views and her TEDxLondon talk has over 5.7 million views.
Writes monthly columns for Entrepreneur Magazine and has contributed to The Huffington Post, CNN, TIME, Forbes, and Fast Company.
Teaches online courses on body language, facial expression, nonverbal communication, and lie detection, including through LinkedIn Learning.

Biography

Vanessa Van Edwards is a bestselling author, speaker, and behavioral investigator specializing in science-based people skills. She is the author of the national bestselling book 'Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People' (2017) and 'Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication' (2022), which appeared on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Van Edwards serves as an Instructor at Harvard University's Professional & Executive Development program since 2025.