Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian author, psychologist and podcast host whose lectures connect personality, mythology, religion and personal responsibility.
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- From
- Northern Alberta, Canada
- Work
- Author, psychologist, lecturer and podcast host
- Academic background
- PhD in clinical psychology, McGill University, 1991
- Breakout
- Viral videos and interviews in 2016, followed by 12 Rules for Life in 2018
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in northern Alberta, Peterson studied political science and psychology at the University of Alberta, then earned his clinical psychology doctorate at McGill in 1991. He taught at Harvard from 1993 to 1998 before joining the University of Toronto.
Finding an audience.
Maps of Meaning appeared in 1999. His public profile grew sharply in 2016 through videos opposing Canada’s Bill C-16 and debates about speech and gender identity. His lectures and interviews brought academic interests in personality, mythology and belief to a much wider audience.
Books and conversations.
12 Rules for Life arrived in 2018, followed by Beyond Order in 2021 and We Who Wrestle with God in 2024. Fans can follow those themes through his podcast, which mixes interviews with lectures.
Building with family.
He created the writing app Essay with his son Julian and co-founded Peterson Academy with his daughter Mikhaila Fuller.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2024We Who Wrestle with GodAuthor
- 2021Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for LifeAuthor
- 201812 Rules for Life: An Antidote to ChaosAuthor
- 1999Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of BeliefAuthor
Awards
Quotes
We learn on the edge of challenge.Jordan Peterson, Pepperdine President’s Speaker Series
Speaking at Pepperdine on April 7, 2025, he connected learning with adventure and stepping beyond comfort.
Trivia
- Before his academic career, his jobs included beekeeper, dishwasher and tow-truck driver.
- He and his son Julian created Essay to help people improve their writing.
- His publisher credits the author portrait to photographer Daniel Ehrenworth.
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