Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, received his BA from Yale and his doctorate from Stanford. He also is the recipient of 13 honorary doctorates. He is professor of human development at Cornell University. Prior to that, he served as a university dean, provost, and president. Earlier, Dr. Sternberg was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Psychology at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise (PACE Center). He was also the 2003 president of APA and the 2012-2013 president of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He is editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science and previously was editor of Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books and Psychological Bulletin. He has won many awards, including the James McKeen Cattell Award of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Sternberg is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education.