Julie Lythcott-Haims

Julie Lythcott-Haims’s work encompasses writing, speaking, teaching, mentoring, and activism. She is the New York Times–bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult, which gave rise to a popular TED Talk. Her second book is the critically acclaimed and award-winning prose poetry memoir Real American, which illustrates her experiences as a Black and biracial person in white spaces. Her third book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, has been called a “groundbreakingly frank” guide to adulthood.

Lythcott-Haims holds degrees from Stanford University, Harvard Law School, and California College of the Arts. She currently serves on the boards of Common Sense Media, Black Women’s Health Imperative, and Narrative Magazine. She serves on the advisory boards of LeanIn.Org, Parents magazine, and Baldwin for the Arts.