Tom Rath

Tom Rath is a leading business thinker and one of the best-selling authors of the last decade. He has written three #1 international best sellers. His first book, How Full Is Your Bucket?, was a #1 New York Times best seller. StrengthsFinder 2.0 is a long-running #1 Wall Street Journal best seller and was listed by USA Today as the top-selling business book of 2008. His latest best sellers are Strengths Based Leadership, published in 2009, and Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, published in 2010. Rath’s books have millions copies in the U.S. alone and have made more than 100 appearances on the Wall Street Journal best seller list.

Rath has been with Gallup for over 14 years and currently leads Gallup’s workplace consulting business. In this role, he guides the organization’s practices and research on employee engagement, selection, strengths-based development, leadership, and well-being.

Rath also serves on the board of VHL.org, an organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support. He earned degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Ashley, and their daughter, Harper, live in Washington, D.C.