Leadership isn't an art.
It's a science.

Leadership isn't an art.
It's a science.

Friederike Fabritius, M.S. is a neuroscientist and trailblazer in the field of neuroleadership. Her brain-based leadership programs have transformed how Fortune 500 executives think, innovate, and navigate change.

A thought leader and keynote speaker, Friederike is known for engaging global audiences at organizations like Google, Ernst & Young (EY), Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Adecco, Accenture, Deloitte, BMW, Bayer, SAP, Harvard Business Review, Trivago, and Audi.

Friederike serves on the Council of the German Academy for Technology, which advises the government on new technologies, innovation, and artificial intelligence. She is an alumna of both McKinsey & Company and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.

She is the author of the award-winning book The Leading Brain: Neuroscience Hacks to Work Smarter, Better, Happier. Friederike is fluent in six languages and lives with her husband and five children in Heidelberg, Germany.

Friederike's passion is to help people to not only work better, but also lead better and happier lives, using neuroscience.

Friederike Fabritius reaches over 200,000 executives per year - both virtually and in person.

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