Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan writes and speaks about human connection, teamwork, and thinking for yourself in the age of AI. She is the author of Digital Body Language and the creator of the Think Deeper newsletter.
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BookOverview
- Grew up
- Pittsburgh, in an Indian-American family
- Work
- Author, keynote speaker, and founder of Cotential
- Education
- Degrees from Harvard, MIT Sloan, and Wharton
- First book
- Get Big Things Done, co-written with Saj-nicole Joni (2015)
- Breakout work
- Digital Body Language (2021), an instant Wall Street Journal bestseller
- Next book
- Use Your Brain, due January 12, 2027
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Erica was a shy Indian-American child navigating two languages and cultures. Watching body language helped her find ways to connect, and that curiosity became the focus of her work.
From research to books.
As a research fellow at Harvard and MIT, she taught leadership and collaboration before building a speaking business. Her first book, Get Big Things Done, explored connectional intelligence with co-author Saj-nicole Joni. Digital Body Language followed in 2021, helping readers navigate trust and communication through screens.
What she is exploring now.
Her Think Deeper newsletter examines how to protect judgment and original thinking around AI. She says the question became personal after she used an app to generate her son’s bedtime story. That work continues in Use Your Brain, due January 12, 2027.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2027 (forthcoming)Use Your Brain: Think Deeper in a World on AutopilotAuthor
- 2021Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the DistanceAuthor
- 2015Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional IntelligenceCo-author with Saj-nicole Joni
Awards
Quotes
Online, reading carefully is the new listening. Writing clearly is the new empathy.Erica Dhawan, official Digital Body Language book description
Trivia
- She loves Bollywood dancing and sees music and dance as ways to connect across differences.
- Before her speaking and consulting work, she worked at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital.
- Viveka, a word from her Indian heritage about discernment, is an anchor for her Think Deeper newsletter.
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