Pamela Meyer
Pamela Meyer studies what most people miss: the signals beneath the surface of human interaction. Widely regarded as a leading authority on deception and the science of trust, she is the author of How to Read the Room, a new book that argues the most valuable skill in modern leadership isn’t speaking—it’s observing with precision.
Her TED Talk How to Spot a Liar has been viewed more than 32 million times worldwide and reshaped how people think about deception. In this next phase of her work, Meyer expands that lens—from spotting lies to understanding the full emotional and social dynamics of a room.
Pamela is founder and CEO of Calibrate, Inc., in Washington, D.C., which trains businesses on fraud detection, deception detection, insider threat mitigation, and security awareness. She and her team work closely with executives to deliver a blend of hard skills training, business judgment, and strategic insight. Her work has appeared in Business Week, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN, among others.
She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s in public policy from Claremont Graduate University, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.
When not spotting lies and reading the room, Pamela has been busy for years trying to reinvent breakfast, so be sure to give her your best ideas on that when you meet her!
Book Description:
How to Read the Room is a groundbreaking guide to decoding the hidden language of modern life—an essential survival manual for a world where power, trust, and influence are negotiated in every glance, pause, and click. Drawing on cutting-edge behavioral science, intelligence-agency tradecraft, and real-world storytelling, Pamela Meyer reveals the unseen forces that shape every human encounter. Through vivid examples and field-tested strategies, she shows readers how to profile motives before entering a room, sense emotional undercurrents others miss, and turn observation into influence without manipulation. By mastering these tools, readers gain the rarest form of social intelligence: the ability not only to read any room but to also leave it better than they found it.
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