Flagship certification
The most important job title of the next decade. A cohort certification for senior leaders redesigning organizations — culture, systems, and leadership itself — around human well-being.
Certification mark
CWO · World Happiness Academy
01 · The program
The Chief Well-Being Officer program is designed for executives who understand that culture, engagement and human flourishing are no longer HR line items — they are the strategy. It is a cohort-based certification that combines live sessions, self-paced modules, applied projects and a global peer network.
You leave with a working blueprint for your own organization, a professional network of fellow CWOs, and the certification mark of the World Happiness Academy — the education arm of the World Happiness Foundation.
02 · Who it's for
Senior executives (C-suite, VP, Director) taking on people, culture, HR or well-being mandates
Founders and leaders redesigning their organization for the next decade
People & Culture, HR and Learning leaders building well-being strategies
Consultants, coaches and advisors serving organizations on culture and human capital
Public-sector and NGO leaders bringing well-being into institutional practice
03 · What you learn
Evidence-based frameworks from positive psychology, neuroscience, contemplative science and organizational research — translated into practice for real workplaces.
How to embed well-being into policy, benefits, rituals, leadership behaviours and physical/digital environments — not as a perk, but as infrastructure.
Personal practice as the foundation of credibility. Presence, self-regulation and contemplative discipline are treated as executive competencies, not soft skills.
How to instrument well-being with metrics leadership teams take seriously — engagement, retention, health cost, productivity, psychological safety — and defend the investment.
04 · From the essays
Essay · Luis Miguel Gallardo
“Someone asked me recently what I think the most important job title of the next decade will be. Not AI Engineer. Not Sustainability Director. Not even Head of Innovation. Chief Well-Being Officer.”
— Luis Miguel Gallardo
Read the essay05 · Practice, not theory
06 · Learning pathways
Chief Well-Being Officer is the organizational path. Alongside GWIL, Transpersonal Coaching, Soul·Full and Conscious Catalysts, they meet in practice — start where you are.
See the Learning MapVoices from the programmes
Validated words from coaches, professionals and Chief Well-Being Officers who have taken part in our programmes, Fests and retreats.
Before engaging with the World Happiness Foundation, I often treated well-being as something separate from performance. The program helped me see that people do their best work when meaning, trust, and humanity are built into the way we lead. That insight changed both my coaching conversations and the results my clients pursue.
Executive Coach|United States
GGH helped me connect dots I had previously treated as separate: personal awareness, team culture, organizational design, and social impact. Seeing the whole system changed the way I diagnose challenges and the kind of solutions I am willing to build.
Organizational Strategist|Belgium
The Foundation gave me language for something I had felt for years: real transformation begins inside, but it cannot end there. I now help leaders connect personal awareness with the cultures and communities they influence. My work feels deeper, more courageous, and more useful.
Leadership Coach|Canada
The program moved happiness from the edge of my leadership agenda to the center of how I think about progress. I began evaluating decisions not only by what they deliver, but by the human experience they create along the way.
Senior Leader|Austria
I came looking for new coaching tools and found a much larger invitation - to accompany people toward lives of purpose, connection, and contribution. The program expanded my practice while reminding me why I became a coach in the first place.
Professional Coach|Mexico
GGH gave me a coherent framework for work that had sometimes felt fragmented. I can now help clients connect individual practices with leadership behavior, cultural conditions, and measurable organizational priorities. The result is a more credible and lasting approach.
Well-Being Consultant|Czechia
Authorized testimonials, published as given in English.
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