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Dr Michael Slepian is the Sanford C Bernstein & Co associate professor of leadership and ethics at Columbia Business School. He is a leading expert in the psychology of secrets with over 50 publications on secrecy, truth and deception. Dr Slepian was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and has conducted cutting-edge research involving over 50,000 participants across the globe. He recently released the groundbreaking book, The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are.

Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), PsychologyTufts University2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA), PsychologySyracuse University2009
4 Honors and Awards
Columbia Business School2020
Rudolph Schoenheimer Faculty Fund Award
Society for Experimental Social Psychology2019
Elected Fellow
1 Book
Book cover of "The Secret Life of Secrets"