CEO of The Energy Project & NYT Bestelling Business Author
Tony Schwartz: Biography at a Glance
- Tony Schwartz is the founder and CEO of The Energy Project, the firm behind a simple but disruptive idea: peak performance isn’t about doing more, it’s about managing energy in a world that never slows down.
- After two decades advising CEOs and senior leaders, Tony delivers high-impact keynotes that translate inner leadership discipline into clearer decisions, stronger teams, and performance that actually lasts.
- A former journalist for The New York Times and Newsweek, Tony brings exceptional storytelling clarity to the stage, translating complex psychological and organizational concepts into practical, human insights.
- He has delivered impactful keynotes and leadership trainings for global organizations, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Unilever, PwC, and the National Security Agency.
- As the author of six bestselling books, including The Power of Full Engagement and The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Tony is widely recognized for reshaping how leaders think about performance, engagement, and sustainable excellence.
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Tony Schwartz is the founder and CEO of The Energy Project, a consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations more skillfully manage their energy so they can thrive in a world of relentlessly rising demand and complexity.
Tony began his career as a journalist and has been a reporter for the New York Times, a writer for Newsweek, and a contributing writer to New York Magazine and Esquire.
At the Energy Project, Tony has coached many CEOs and senior leaders. He has also delivered keynotes and trainings to companies around the world, including Google, Unilever, Apple, PWC, Facebook, Whole Foods, EY, Microsoft, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Medical Center, the National Security Agency, and Save the Children. He has also written extensively about leadership, transformation, and the modern workplace for The New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review.
Tony is the author of six books, including The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy Not Time, which spent 28 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Tony graduated with honors from the University of Michigan. He is married to Deborah Pines, a psychoanalyst, and they have two grown daughters and four grandchildren.
Topics
The Energy Advantage: How Leaders Build Performance That Actually Lasts
Tony Schwartz challenges the outdated belief that more hours and constant availability drive success. Drawing on two decades advising CEOs and senior teams, he shows why sustainable performance is an energy problem, not a time problem, and how leaders can build stronger teams and deliver results without burnout. Blending storytelling with practical frameworks, Tony translates complex psychology into clear, actionable habits that help organizations perform at a high level in a world that never slows down.
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