Dr. Julia Kim
Program Director, Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan
Dr. Julia Kim is the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan. She joined the GNH Centre after serving as a member of the International Expert Working Group for a New Development Paradigm, convened by the Royal Government of Bhutan. Prior to living in Bhutan, Julia worked as a physician and HIV researcher in Africa and Asia, before serving with the United Nations (UNDP and UNICEF) in New York. She brings a background in leadership development, research, and policy in the fields of wellbeing economics, global health, and sustainable development, and is an Executive Committee member of the Club of Rome, and an associate of the Presencing Institute – a global network that views awareness-based systems change as a core capacity for 21st-century innovation and leadership
Gross National Happiness – By Julia Kim Gross National Happiness – By Julia Kim
ABOUT THE SESSION
Dr. Julia Kim
Julia, the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan, invites us to challenge our perspectives on how we understand economic growth and progress. She proposes an alternative to the traditionally used Gross Domestic Product by sharing about Gross National Happiness.
