Melanie Joy, PhD, is a Harvard-educated psychologist, celebrated speaker, organizational consultant, and relationship coach. Dr. Joy has given talks and trainings on six continents and in forty countries, and her work has been featured in major media outlets around the world, including the BBC, NPR, ABC Australia, Spiegel, and the New York Times. Dr. Joy is the eighth recipient of the Ahimsa Award. She is also the founding president of Beyond Carnism and the cofounder of ProVeg International.