Emily Esfahani Smith author biography, plus links to books by Emily Esfahani Smith.

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Emily Esfahani Smith

Emily Esfahani Smith is the author of The Power of Meaning. She writes about culture, relationships, and psychology. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, and other publications.

Emily is also a columnist for The New Criterion, as well as an editor at the Hoover Institution, where she manages the Ben Franklin Circles project, an initiative to build purpose and community throughout the nation.

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Emily grew up in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a master of applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

This biography was last updated on 01/10/2017.

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