Dr. Srini Pillay – a Harvard Psychiatrist’s addiction secrets

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MEDICAL: Srini Pillay, M.D. graduated at the top of his class in medical school in South Africa. After receiving a Medical Research Council Scholarship to study the neurochemistry of panic, he completed his residency at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School where he graduated as the most nationally awarded resident in his class. Following this, he directed the Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Program at McLean Hospital and also completed 17 years of nationally funded brain imaging research. He has been a physician for 28 years, maintains an active clinical practice with individuals and families, and teaches medical students as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-time) at Harvard Medical School.

Currently, Srini is a member of the by-invitation-only “Group for Advancement of Psychiatry”, an American professional organization of psychiatrists dedicated to shaping psychiatric thinking, public programs and clinical practice in mental health. As a member of the “Disasters and the World
Committee”, Srini has contributed to multiple books on the subject of global disasters and wellbeing.

BIOTECHNOLOGY: Srini has also consulted regularly for the past 10 years to companies that invest in biotechnology to assess medications in various illnesses including cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

CORPORATE: In addition to his work in psychiatry, and brain imaging research, Srini is CEO of NeuroBusiness Group – voted one of the top 20 movers and shakers in leadership development in the world, (Training Industry, 2013). Srini is pioneering his neuroscience expertise in the leadership development arena. With a unique, practical and thought provoking approach, Srini shows executives how to harness the brain’s power to manage conflict, motivation, purpose, stress, anxiety and uncertainty, increase innovation, and enhance corporate agility, conscious capitalism and productivity. Using science, business research and real-world experience, his methodology receives
global acclaim. He is a globally sought-after speaker.

His clients include Blue Shield of California, Novartis, Lockheed Martin, Willis Group, Prudential, Pfizer, Fortune 500 Food/Beverage Companies, and some of the largest Fortune 100 consulting firms. He has also trained leaders at The MITRE Corporation, The Department of Defense and The Institute for Law Enforcement with great acclaim. When the UN, World Bank and the International Monetary Fund seek to empower their leaders, they call Srini Pillay. He speaks and teaches throughout the US, Canada, London, Paris, Switzerland, India, Greece and Brazil. Srini is also among one of ~60 global
leaders in learning in a Consortium for Adult Learning and Development at McKinsey & Co. He is also working with The McKinsey Academy on the concept of “self” in leadership. He was recently invited to the Transformational Leadership Council and to be a speaker at the FRED leadership forum.

TECHNOLOGY: Srini has co-founded three early-stage technology startups aimed at improving leadership and wellness.

MUSIC: He has also just completed writing a musical which he is preparing to pitch for Broadway.

MEDIA: Srini and his expertise have been widely featured in the media including: CNN, Business News Network, Fox, NPR, The Boston Globe, The New York Times and Money Magazine. He is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and has been featured in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal.

BOOKS: He is the award-winning author of: Life Unlocked: 7 Revolutionary Ways to Overcome Fear and Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders. His new book is “Tinker, Dabble, Doodle, Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mi a TEDx Talk – “WIRED FOR SUCCESS: The Science of Possibility”