I’m the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving health and helping us move from merely surviving to thriving. I also founded The Huffington Post and have written 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution.

I’m originally from Greece (and still have the accent to prove it!). When I was 17, I moved to England and studied economics at Cambridge University, where I frankly spent most of my time debating at the Cambridge Union.

I live in New York but also spend time in Los Angeles, and love being a Yiayia (Greek for grandmother) to my almost three-year-old grandson Alexander and his newborn sister Annabel.

My journey to focusing on health began with a fall. In April 2007, I collapsed from exhaustion and burnout and hit my head on my desk on the way down, breaking my cheekbone.
 
In the wake of my fall, I found myself going from doctor to doctor to find out what was wrong. Doctors’ waiting rooms were good places for me to ask myself a lot of questions about the kind of life I was living.

After all the tests, it turned out nothing was wrong. Except for the fact that everything was wrong. I was suffering from an acute case of burnout. I had bought into the myth that burnout was the price I had to pay for success. 

I became more and more passionate about the five daily habits that drive so much of our health: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management and connection. That led me to write Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. 

The books struck a chord, but I wanted to go beyond speaking and writing to helping people move from awareness to action. So in 2016 I founded Thrive Global, which helps people transform their health by combining Microsteps — small, science-backed daily steps — with technology, storytelling and community. And last year, with the OpenAI Startup Fund, we launched Thrive AI Health to build an AI health coach to democratize access to health coaching.

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"My advice: Don’t beat yourself up over past mistakes – learn at least a little from them and move on. It is never too late to improve."

Great advice and powerful perspective from Warren Buffett, in one of his final letters sent as CEO to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, about the helpful lessons he learned from friends over the years. 

As he put it: "Get the right heroes and copy them.”

Founder and CEO at Thrive Global | Passionate about Health and AI

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🎨: To You From Steph via Instagram

We all feel anxiety and fear — it’s part of life.

One way to manage it is to look at the things we can control.

And the things we can control start with our own daily habits.

Loved being with Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN talking leadership, women, and finding glimmers of light in the turbulence.

There's no better time to start. 

Love this from YUCH Studio.

“When the world feels fast and fractured, it’s the slow, steady, and deeply present love of a parent that can change everything.”

That’s from Dr. Amit Sood’s great new book, “Dancing in the Elevator,” that he co-authored with his daughter, Gauri Sood, where they unpack decades of lessons in parenting, friendship, and growing up.

As they write, “Think of this book as a small care package from our family to yours—filled with science, stories, and practical skills, all wrapped in the promise that you are not alone. May it help us, together, nurture a kinder, happier, and more hopeful world for every child.”

Diagnoses and job descriptions tell us what we have or what we do — never who we are.

Because if we’re defined by our labels, we’re also confined by our labels.

No label, however authoritative, and no job, however important, can ever contain the full constellation of who we might become.

"I’m still placing my bets that AI can be a force for good. But it remains an open question. Right now, we’re at a fork in the road, where two different futures are possible.”

That’s from my conversation with Lucy Handley in Big Think in which we talked about the possibilities of AI and why it’s important for us to use our agency and build the AI future we want.

Want to slow the aging process? 

Instead of supplements and serums, get a little help from your friends. In a study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), researchers found that those who were more socially connected actually aged slower on a cellular level and had lower systemic inflammation. It’s more evidence that our daily behaviors are one of our most powerful medical interventions. 

As Luigi Ferrucci, chief scientific director at the National Institute on Aging, put it, “The next great step in aging science will be understanding how lifestyle factors slow down aging.”

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How young is too young to give a child a cellphone?

Catherine Pearson of The New York Times reports on a study that found that children who had smartphones by age 12 were at higher risk of depression, obesity and poor sleep.

“When you give your kid a phone, you need to think of it as something that is significant for the kid’s health — and behave accordingly,” said Dr. Ran Barzilay, lead study author and a psychiatrist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Barzilay is careful to note the study isn’t meant to shame parents. He has three children, and two of them got phones before age 12, but his 9-year-old won’t be joining them anytime soon.

“It doesn’t mean that every kid with a smartphone has a problem for life,” he said. “All it means is that us as parents — and, I hope, also policymakers and society — are going to do something about it together.”

What age do you think kids should be allowed to have a smartphone?

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced that they’re going to refocus their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative on AI and biology not just to cure some diseases, but to cure all diseases. As they put it in a statement, “When we started, our goal was to help scientists cure or prevent all diseases this century. With advances in AI, we now believe this may be possible much sooner.”

I’m always puzzled when people say they’re going to use AI to cure or prevent all diseases, since it completely ignores the established science on the profound role our daily habits and behaviors — what we eat, how much we move, how we sleep, our stress levels, our social connections — have on the incidence and progression of disease. To take just food as an example, around 85% of all healthcare spending is related to the management of diet-related chronic diseases. And obesity is connected to at least 236 conditions and diseases.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative statement talks about “training new biological AI models to create virtual cells and immune systems and engineer our cells to detect and treat disease.” I’m all for it. As well as investing in AI to create better diagnostics and more lifesaving drugs. But there’s so much we can do with what we already know about the science on our daily behaviors.

At a launch event, Priscilla Chan said that “we want to make every single scientist better, to take on more risk, to ask the most brave, curious questions so that they can find out what's true in biology.”

Here are two of my curious questions: Isn't it about time we realize that the ultimate limiting factor of the impact of AI on health is going to be human nature? And given that, shouldn’t we begin to invest in humans as much as we're investing in machines? Yes, AI, and, no doubt, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will have a hugely positive impact on health. But AI can have an even bigger impact by being applied to something we already have a lot of data on: helping humans improve their daily habits can dramatically transform their health.

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1: EPC 2: PMC 3: MEP 
4: Construction Engineering 5: Facilities Services
6: Oil & Energy 7:E&M and Industrial Engineering
8: QA/QC Services 9: Power Generation & Distribution service 10: Manufacturing & Transportation 11: Installation, Maintenance and Repairs services

Electrical Project Engineer

KEO International Consultants

Job responsibility included to verify inspection request, monitoring day to day activities.
Prepare weekly/monthly report, issue SOR/NCR, attended 66kV, 11kV, LV cables laying, jointing, testing, 11/0.415 KV S/S’s, Street Lighting, Traffic Signals, ITS, SSD, 1.2km Cable Tunnel with cable ladder and earthing system, Lighting, HVAC system, Fire Aspiration system. 
Review of contractor submittal regarding material, shop drawing and method statements. Ensuing the electrical activities at site in accordance with project specifications and contract documents & requirements. 
Update of risk register and obtaining better KPI. Conduct regular meeting with Contractor regarding QCP, HSEQ, RO, authorities NOC, KM SIS, LOA, work progress and resolve issues involved. Coordination with DEWA Electricity Authority regarding submittal approvals & shutdown for 66kV, 11kV/LV cables, substations, and associated works. 
Coordination with design, QA/QC, QS section regarding electrical works.

Electrical Engineer (Electrical & PMC)

HDP (Overseas) Ltd.

Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for planning & design in the area of Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) systems for the construction prospects including inspection procedure, evaluation tools for MEP matters, review & cost estimates.
Working as part of the project management team, MEP Engineers’ responsibility includes the management of the MEP team to ensure that day to day duty are perform professionally and expeditiously to support the ongoing progress of the project.
Responsible for reviewing plans specifications and cost estimates of plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and general piping system and provide technical advice regarding installation and maintenance of MEP System, analyze mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing engineering problems and formulate solutions. 
Responsible to record and report any breaches to the Project Manager and ensure safe work protocols.

Electrical Engineer (Electrical & MEP)

Altorath International Engineering Consultants L.L.C (AIC)

Job Responsibilities:
Assist the Resident Engineer in performing the contractual duties on site. Ensure performance of the work in strict accordance with the plans and specifications. Maintain a detailed diary of the day’s work activities, issues, work approved or rejected, hours of operation, labour and equipment used, etc. and sign at the end of each day.
Attend to Inspection Requests (IR's) submitted by the contractor and take appropriate action in a timely manner. Monitor quality of works and assess the safety at site including health and environmental issues, ensuring the same complies with contracts / QCS specifications, safety and health risk assessment and environmental mitigating measures respectively on a daily basis. Maintain records for daily activities on site including progress photos and ensure they are readily available for inspection as and when required. Prepare Surveillance Report(s) for deficiencies of work found at site that are believed to have failed or if the contractor is not complying with verbal instructions and subsequently complete a Non-Conformance Report (NCR) if required in view of the development of events. Provide technical input and experiences to resolve any discipline related issues on site that may arise. Ensure that all work will be inspected prior to being covered by succeeding work activities. Oversee and inspect all electrical & instrumentation work and ensure that installation activities comply with contractual obligations and quality control standards. Follow-up with the contractor and support in coordinating with the utility authority regarding connections whenever required. Receive material inspection requests (MIR) from contractor, inspect electrical & instrumentation materials delivered at site and report on quantity and technical compliance and sign off requests. Prepare/complete the necessary documentation prior to inspection of the Works and process accordingly following completion of the inspection.

Electrical Engineer (MEP & Electrical)

habib rafiq pvt ltd

Duties & Responsibilities:
Develop and determine all standards to perform inspection and tests on all procedures and oversee all testing methods and maintain high standards of quality for all processes.
Review quality of all materials at site and ensure compliance to all project specifications and quality and collaborate with department for all material procurement and maintain quality of materials.
Supervise effective implementation of all test and inspection schedule and ensure adherence to all procedures and coordinate with various teams to perform quality audits on processes.
Assist with employees to ensure knowledge of all quality standards and ensure compliance to all quality manual and procedures and collaborate with contractors and suppliers to maintain quality of all systems.
Manage lifting of all equipments and handle efficient storage of all hazardous materials and perform quality audits as per required schedule.
Analyze all products and non conformance processes and evaluate all documents to ensure maintenance of optimal quality and prepare monthly reports to evaluate performance.
Monitor an efficient system and record for all project activities and analyze all processes to ensure all work according to quality requirements.
Manage all work methods and maintain knowledge on all quality assurance standards and monitor continuous application for all quality assurance processes and recommend corrective actions for all processes.

QA/QC Engineer (Electrical & EPC)

NAGA Architects, Engineers, Designers, Planners

Job performed like, designing of villas / building & obtaining design approval from authorities i.e DEWA, Etisalat & DU. 
Monitored supervision for the installation of Lighting fixtures, Wiring Accessories, Cables, D.B’s & L.V. Panels, VFD’s, Pumps, Substation. Tel./ Data Patch Panel, Access Card, Security CCTV, F.A, Home Automation, Low Current Systems. 
Carried out reviewing of construction drawing and ensuring all required services therein. Supervised Safety Procedures, RFI’s, Issuing NCR’s, Snagging and Conducting MEP Meetings. Managed review of variation claims, O&M manual and simultaneously taking over report.
 Oversee and inspect all electrical & instrumentation work and ensure that 
installation activities comply with contractual obligations and quality 
control standards. 
• Follow-up with the contractor and support in coordinating with the utility 
authority regarding connections whenever required. 
• Receive material inspection requests (MIR) from contractor, inspect 
electrical & instrumentation materials delivered at site and report on 
quantity and technical compliance and sign off requests. 
• Prepare/complete the necessary documentation prior to inspection of the 
Works and process accordingly following completion of the inspection.

Electrical Engineer, Electrical Inspector, Facility Engineer, MEP Coordinator, Quality Control Engineer etc.(MEP, E&I, EPC, O&M, PMC) at Job Seeker visa

👉Professional Experience: 
Have an overall +10 years  professional experience related to different fields of engineering like, Construction, Facilities Management, Project Management, Site Activities Inspection, MEP Engineering, E&I Engineering, QA/QC Engineering, Renewable Energy, Maintenance & Repairs Techniques, P&D Engineering, Utilities Services etc. 
👉Related Fields:
High Rise & Mid Rise Buildings, Power Houses, Electricity Generation & Distribution, Health Care, Architecture & Design, Villas,Commercial & Industrial Estate Zones, Renovation Works, Oil & Gas sector, Mix Used Building, Water Treatment Plants, Onshore & Offshore Super Complex etc.
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 Please review my LinkedIn profile and attached CV
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👉SKILLS / TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AREAS:

• I have a hands-on and proactive approach with clear accountability in steering technical solutions.

• Strong communication and relation building skills; ability to successfully interact with stakeholders at all levels within a multicultural environment.

• Strong interpersonal skills. 
Able to remain extremely professional, composed, and competent in multi-task, multi-national, rapid change environment and able to maintain confidential information. 

• Excellent time management, problem solving, and issue resolution skills.

• In depth knowledge and experience multi discipline execution.

• Knowledge and understanding of local statutory / regulatory requirements.

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