Keynote speaker · physician · author · educator
Dr. Sanjiv Chopra
Leadership. Health. Happiness. Purpose.
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Former Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education for 12 years. Bringing medicine, leadership and the science of happiness into conversations about living with purpose.
Professional appointment: Harvard Medical School faculty profile. Institutional affiliation does not imply endorsement.
Selected past appearances
Signature keynotes
Ideas worth gathering for
Exemplary Leadership
Leadership is made visible in everyday choices.
Explore the keynote →02The Two Most Important Days
A considered conversation about what gives a life direction.
Explore the keynote →03An Invitation to Good Health
Where conversations about health and happiness meet.
Explore the keynote →04Coffee: The Magical Elixir
A lively look at one of the world’s favourite drinks and what research says about it.
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Purpose, in his own words.
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Watch the full talk →Where the conversation belongs
For your audience
Healthcare leadership
For hospital leaders, physician retreats and clinical teams, a keynote can make room for the human questions inside complex work.
Explore →02Medical associations & scientific meetings
For scientific committees, conference directors and CME teams, a plenary can connect specialist sessions to larger questions in medicine.
Explore →03Medical technology audiences
For medical affairs, marketing and professional-education planners, a physician’s perspective can give an event broader human and clinical context.
Explore →04Universities, students & schools
For university programmes, medical-school gatherings and school events, purpose and leadership can connect learning with the choices ahead.
Explore →05Major businesses & corporations
For HR, learning and development and executive-event planners, these talks invite reflection on how people lead and why their work matters.
Explore →What attendees say
“I could not let this day escape without letting you know how much I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you today at the CEO Club. Your presentation today was so moving and inspirational, and left me completely bedazzled. I have attended many presentations in my career and your presentation was the best presentation I have ever attended – in my life.”
“I am a community internist, having trained at Stanford nearly 40 years ago. Your lecture for Grand Rounds was perhaps the most inspiring and informative of all the lectures I have attended in decades. I now share it with my patients on a regular basis. You yourself exude happiness — so it’s clear you practice what you preach.”
“Heartfelt thanks for your inspirational keynote address at our recent session of Advances in Pediatric Health Care. I have been presiding over the course since about 1989 and I cannot remember a speaker receiving a spontaneous standing ovation!”
Anonymous attendee comments supplied by Dr. Chopra. More on each keynote page.
About Dr. Chopra
A life in medicine, teaching and ideas.
Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London), has spent his career exploring how we can live healthier, happier and more meaningful lives. A physician, author of ten books and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, he served for 12 years as Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education. His talks bring together medicine, leadership and the science of happiness to invite reflection on living with greater purpose.
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