Silvia Damiano is a scientist, author, speaker, filmmaker and founder of the About my Brain Institute. For more than twenty-five years, she has explored one of the defining questions of our time: how do we remain deeply human in a world that is becoming faster, more distracted and increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence?Born in Argentina and based in Australia, Silvia is the creator of the i4 Neuroleader Model, a pioneering framework that integrates neurobiology, emotional intelligence, and creativity to strengthen the human capacities most needed for the future. Her work emerged not only from years of formal research and global leadership development, but also from a deeply personal inquiry into what happens when the human system is pushed beyond its limits, and what it takes to restore coherence, wellbeing, and inner strength.Through her books, global programs, and public speaking, Silvia has become a compelling voice on the future of leadership, human connection, and the inner conditions that allow people to think clearly, live meaningfully, and stay whole under pressure. She is the author of Leadership Is Upside Down, co-author of Brain-Friendly Leadership: The 9 Habits of a Future-Fit Mind, and the producer and director of the award-winning documentary Make Me A Leader. Her work translates complex science into a deeply human message: that in an age of acceleration, distraction, and AI, our greatest responsibility is not only to perform, but to protect what makes us human.In Brain-Friendly Leader, Silvia invites readers into a new leadership premise, one that begins not with behaviour, but with the condition of the human system beneath it. Her work is a call to reclaim presence, emotional clarity, meaningful connection, and the capacity to lead without losing ourselves in the process.