“Successful givers secure their oxygen masks before coming to the assistance of others. Although their motives may be less purely altruistic, their actions prove more altruistic, because they give more.”

American popular science author and professor of organizational psychology

Adam M. Grant is an American popular science author and professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is known for writing about work, motivation, and how people and organizations can improve performance and make better decisions. His writing draws on organizational psychology and is aimed at a broad audience, which has made him a familiar name in contemporary popular nonfiction.