Headshot of Luciana Vilar, Board Member at the Happier Lives Institute

Luciana Vilar

Born in Brazil, Luciana is passionate about social justice and strived to make a positive impact in each of the seven countries she lived in. Her corporate career in consumer goods spans over three continents, from large transformation programs to setting up a corporate sustainability office. She believes mental health is the key to overcoming […]

Headshot of Dr Sam Bernecker, Academic Advisor at the Happier Lives Institute

Dr Sam Bernecker

Sam is a psychology researcher whose work focuses on increasing the real-world impact of academic science and developing ways to deliver mental health treatments at scale. After their PhD and postdoctoral fellowship, they worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, as a research scientist in the digital mental health industry, and as […]

Headshot of Prof Julian Jamison, Academic Advisor at the Happier Lives Institute

Prof Julian Jamison

Julian is a behavioural development economist with a particular focus on health and welfare analysis. He is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter and works with the World Bank and multiple governments around the world.

A headshot of Prof Peter Singer, Academic Advisor at the Happier Lives Institute

Prof Peter Singer

Peter is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He works on practical ethics, and is best known for the book Animal Liberation and his writings about global poverty.

Heashot of Prof Victoria Baranov, Academic Advisor at the Happier Lives Institute

Prof Victoria Baranov

Victoria’s research explores how health, psychological factors, and norms interact with poverty and economic development. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne and Chief Investigator of the Gender Lab. Her work is published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review.

Portrait of Sara McLennan, Academic Advisor at the Happier Lives Institute

Sara McLennan

Sara is a Visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Economics, working in the Centre for Economic Performance on the Wellbeing Value for Money of Government policies. Previously, she authored the UK’s Wellbeing Guidance for Appraisal and was Head of Evidence at the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.

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