The most meaningful investments in retirement aren’t just financial. They’re about how you spend your time. In this insightful session, Cassie Holmes, PhD, explores the powerful connection between time and happiness, offering research-backed strategies designed especially for those transitioning from academic careers. Discover practical exercises and thoughtful guidance to help you shape your days with intention, boost your well-being, and embrace a fulfilling retirement.

The Speaker:

Cassie Holmes is a chaired professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, an award-winning teacher and researcher on time and happiness, and bestselling author of Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most. 

Happier Hour is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and was selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Year, a “must read” by Forbes, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times, and was featured in such outlets as the Today Show, CBS Mornings, CNN, NPR’s Hidden Brain, and the We Can Do Hard Things podcast.

Holmes’s academic research has been widely published in lead academic journals. The course that she developed and now teaches, Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design, is among UCLA’s most popular for MBAs and Executive MBAs alike.

Prior to joining UCLA, Cassie was a tenured faculty member at Wharton, and she has a Ph.D. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Columbia.