Susan Horowitz Cain is an American writer and lecturer, and author of the 2012 non-fiction book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people. Cain\u2019s book was the subject of a TIME magazine cover story, and her writing has appeared in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Cain has also spoken at Microsoft, Google, the U.S. Treasury, Harvard and West Point. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 5 million times, and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks. Cain is the recipient of several awards, including the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award for Communication and Leadership, and Harvard Law School\u2019s Celebration Award for Thought Leadership. She is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"