Dr. Chris Stout

I'm Chris, my career includes business, government, and nonprofits, as well as the UN and academia. I've traveled the world, published 41 books, won a wide range of accolades, including four additional doctorates (honoris causa), and invitations to TEDs, Davos, SXSW, Renaissance Weekends…

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives, a Top Rated Global Health Nonprofit. My entrepreneurial experience is demonstrated in multiple start-ups and serving as an advisory board member, and early-money-in investor. I've been on the faculty of the University of Illinois' College of Medicine and Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. I served at the UN and was appointed to the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders of Tomorrow and an Invited Faculty at Davos. I was named one of the World's Top 30 Startup Experts in 2024 and a EY Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee in 2026.

I am a Fellow in the APA, past-President of the IPA, and a member of the National Academies of Practice. I am a best selling author whose works have been translated into 8 languages and I have been awarded with 4 Humanitarian Awards and is in 3 Halls of Fame. I am a longtime LinkedIn Top Voice as well.

I have served as C/E/O/I/Clinical Officer, traveled to over 115 countries and founded a kindergarten in Tanzania. I'm listed in TED-Founder Richard Saul Wurman’s “Who’s Really Who 1000: The Most Creative Individuals in America.” Purdue has named a scholarship in my honor.