Anita Nowak
Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

Anita Nowak is an empathy evangelist, author, TEDx speaker, podcaster, certified coach, and founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, an advisory firm that helps purpose-driven organizations create cultures of empathy and social impact. She holds a PhD in Education and is passionate about mentoring the next generation of changemakers. To that end, she teaches Leadership, Ethics in Management, and Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McGill University in Montreal.

Her debut book, Purposeful Empathy: Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational, and Social Change was published in 2023. Her podcast/YouTube series (also called Purposeful Empathy) is dedicated to amplifying the voices of people from across the globe who understand the world needs more empathy — and are doing something about it. She is thrilled to be part of a community that is committed to elevating human consciousness.