Nic Marks
Nic Marks is an independent policy adviser, speaker, statistician and author. He is best known for his work on the Happy Planet Index, as a fellow of the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in London. The Happy Planet Index is the first global measure of sustainable well-being which envisions a future where good lives don't have to cost the earth. Career. Marks is the founder and CEO of Friday Pulse (formerly Happiness Works), an organisation focusing on changing the world of work. He has been featured in publications including the "Wall Street Journal", "The Guardian", "Wired UK , and The Huffington Post". He was voted one of the Top 10 original thinkers in 2011 by Director Magazine and listed on Forbes 7 Most Powerful Ideas in 2011. Marks’s work has led to him being invited to speak, train and host workshops at conferences and events around the world as well as closer to home in London. Notable highlights include his 2010 TEDGlobal talk in Oxford, which has been viewed more than a million times. Marks promotes a number of "Big Ideas" about the role of happiness in multiple aspects of our lives: