Erika Andersen

Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching and consulting firm focused on leader readiness. For over three decades, she has guided executives and organizations through transformative change, serving as an advisor to CEOs at companies including Spotify, Amazon, and Charter/Spectrum.

A bestselling author, Erika's previous works include Change from the Inside Out, Be Bad First, Leading So People Will Follow, Being Strategic, and Growing Great Employees. Her insights have been translated into seven languages and featured in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

As one of Forbes.com most popular leadership bloggers and creator of The Proteus Leader Show podcast (ranked in the global top 10%), Erika reaches audiences worldwide with practical wisdom about leadership, learning, and change.

Now in her seventies, Erika has turned her attention to the challenge of getting old well, using everything she’s learned helping individuals and organizations succeed to write her latest book, The New Old: Crafting Your Best Later Life, already a #1 Amazon Best Seller in the category of conduct of Life and Spirituality. She divides her time between Spain and the United States, embodying the principles she teaches by crafting her own vibrant "third act" of life.