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“I identify myself with his approach…and commend the author”
– His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama
As seen in
See Anu in Action
November 1, 2017
TED: What Our Bias Is Costing Us
May 12, 2024
Middle Church: Breaking Bias Sermon
Oct 23, 2024
Book Talk: Breaking Bias Author Anu Gupta
Oct 31, 2024
Breaking Bias Book Release & Author Talk
Speaking Topics
Signature Talks
Breaking Bias: Our Work of the 21st Century
Unconscious bias shapes our lives in ways we often don’t realize. This talk explores how we can dismantle bias—individually and collectively—using science-backed strategies and mindfulness-based approaches. Audiences will leave with practical tools to foster inclusion and belonging in their workplaces, communities, and everyday interactions.
Repairing the Breach: Lessons to Unite Humanity
In an era of division, what does it take to heal? Drawing from history, neuroscience, and contemplative wisdom, this talk offers a roadmap for bridging divides, fostering deep connection, and co-creating a future where everyone can rise.
Beyond Diversity: Building High-Impact, Bias-Free Teams
What makes a team truly effective? Beyond skills and strategy, the key lies in psychological safety, bias awareness, and inclusive leadership. This session equips organizations with the tools to cultivate trust, foster innovation, and create teams that thrive together.
Hope in Action: Turning Inspiration into Lasting Change
Hope isn’t just a feeling—it’s a practice. This talk explores how individuals and organizations can move beyond inspiration to implement tangible, lasting social change. Using real-world examples, Anu shares a blueprint for transforming hope into action.
Rewiring Media, Rewiring Minds
Media shapes the way we see the world—and ourselves. This talk unpacks how media narratives influence bias, identity, and mental health, while offering strategies to become more mindful consumers and creators of content.
Tailored Talks & Custom Sessions
Looking for something specific? We tailor sessions to meet the unique needs of organizations, conferences, and communities.
Explore More:
🎙 Featured Podcasts – Listen to Anu on Dan Harris’ 10% Happier, Sharon Salzberg’s Metta Hour, and Aspen Institute’s Wisdom and Practice.
▶ YouTube Playlist – Watch Anu’s most impactful talks and workshops here.
Please reach out to my team for more information. All sessions are interactive, embodied, and rooted in neuroscience.
Story Hooks
The case for a bias-free world: if we can imagine colonizing Mars, we can imagine living on Earth without bias.
Biases are learned and can be unlearned using the PRISM Toolkit: Perspective-taking, pRosocial behaviors, Individuation, Stereotype replacement, and Mindfulness.
Bias is the building block of most challenges — AI, policing, representation in Hollywood, product design, and bullying. Bias hinders the success of policy solutions.
How checking “other” on the race question led me to discover how race became a global system of human ranking in less than 500 years.
How losing to a girl in arm-wrestling led me to question the gender hierarchy and uncover the development of the gender hierarchy globally.
Teaching about antisemitism was my entry into breaking bias and combating antisemitism, racism, sexism, and all other -isms and -phobias.
The case for channeling capitalism to breaking bias: racial bias alone costs the US $2 trillion annually. Imagine the wasted time, resources, and human potential globally.
Unpacking the five causes of bias and the five solutions to bias to transform polarization in your family, community, workplace, and even inside your head.
How understanding the four forms of bias can help make better decisions in courtrooms, board rooms, voting booths, and beyond.
As the election looms, the PRISM tools can help mitigate political polarization and encourage conversations between not around.
Who is Anu, anyway?
Hi! I’m Anu, and I wrote my award-winning, best-selling book, Breaking Bias, as the culmination of my life’s work building a Beloved Community.
Breaking Bias is one of the few books that go beyond examining the history of bias to offer actual training in how to reduce bias, and it’s the only one written by an author with my unique intersectional identities: a gay brown immigrant with Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu roots who is also an American lawyer and scholar of bias with lived experiences that span the globe.
More Info & Press Contacts
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Praise for Breaking Bias