Peter Salovey
Peter Salovey is the Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and holds secondary faculty appointments in the School of Management, the School of Public Health, the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, and the Department of Sociology. He founded and directed the Health, Emotion, and Behavior Laboratory, which has since become the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. The center conducts research on the psychological significance and function of human moods and emotions, the theory and measurement of emotional intelligence, and the effectiveness of evidence-based programs designed to teach emotional intelligence.
Peter Salovey also served as the 23rd president of Yale University, with his presidential term spanning from July 2013 to June 2024. To learn more, please visit Peter Salovey’s biography.