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 MapCohorts open several times a year. Reserve your seat with the World Happiness Academy team.