Aditi Nerurkar, M.D.

Keynote Speaker

The Resilience Rx: Navigating Leadership Through Uncertain Times

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Keynote Presentation

The effectiveness of an organization to be productive in this dynamic and rapidly changing world depends on the resilience of its individual members. In this talk, Dr. Aditi Nerurkar debunks the prevailing conventions of resilience and in their place, dispenses her actionable, practical, and data-driven prescription of proven techniques that cultivate a greater sense of resilience within each individual to enhance organizational culture as a whole. 

Keynote Speaker Bio

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, MD, MPH is a Harvard physician with expertise in the science of stress, resilience, and burnout. A vibrant and engaging speaker, Dr. Nerurkar offers insights on optimizing mental health, well-being, and productivity. Her bestselling book, The Five Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience, is an accessible health-meets-self-help guide, available in 35 countries and 15 languages, offering a re-imagined approach to overcoming stress and improving mental health. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Time Magazine and CNN. Her published research can be found in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). She is also an on-air medical commentator for various media outlets including MSNBC and NBC News.

Dr. Nerurkar is on faculty at Harvard Medical School in the Division of Global Health & Social Medicine and serves as the Co-Director of the Harvard Clinical Clerkship in Community Engagement. Previously, she worked in global public health at a World Health Organization collaboration center in Switzerland, as well as a Medical Director at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Please join us for a keynote presentation with Aditi Nerurkar, M.D. on Sunday, March 22, 2026. The Keynote session will start at 8:30 am.