Meet the Authors

  • Jim Exley, PhD, CFP

    Jim Exley is a wealth science researcher and coach studying the interaction of personality, wealth, and financial happiness. He has had over 10,000 one-on-one coaching sessions leveraging his understanding of personality science to support success and well-being. He lives in Roswell, GA with his wife Becky, daughters Natalie and Ally, and three dogs; Bailey, Breaux, and Knox.

  • Patrick Doyle, PhD

    Patrick Doyle earned his PhD in social and personality psychology at the University of Georgia where he explored media, celebrities, and language at the intersection of psychology and data science. He now works at a media tech company studying how people express themselves and connect with others. When not researching, Patrick can be found baking, going to concerts, or skateboarding to a local farmers’ market in Atlanta, GA.

  • W. Keith Campbell, PhD

    W. Keith Campbell, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia where he uses tools of personality science to understand leadership, social media, decision-making, and wealth. He has written multiple popular books about personality as well as a best-selling academic textbook, Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others. Dr. Campbell enjoys talking about psychology and has appeared in the New York Times, The Today Show, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, and the TEDx Stage. He lives in Athens, GA with his family.