Alaina G. Levine

Alaina G. Levine is an award-winning, professional speaker, career and speaking coach, TEDx speaker, science journalist, and corporate comedian. She is the author of three books: Networking for Nerds (Wiley, 2015), which beat out Einstein (really!) for the honor of being named a Top 5 Book of 2015, Create Your Unicorn Career! (forthcoming), and Your Unicorn Career Workbook (forthcoming).

As President of Quantum Success Solutions, LLC, she is an expert and a prolific speaker and writer on career development and professional advancement for scientists, engineers, and technical professionals. She has delivered ~1000 keynotes and workshops for clients in 15 nations and 35 states, and on 5 continents (including over 100 engagements in 2020), and has written ~500 articles in publications like Science, Nature, Scientific American, National Geographic News Watch, World Economic Forum, and Smithsonian. She previously wrote “Your Unicorn Career”, a careers column about finding your professional bliss in Science Magazine, and is a consultant, speaker, and writer for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.

As a career coach and consultant, she has helped hundreds of clients in diverse fields, professions, industries, and regions create and land their own Unicorn Career. Levine is also a speaking coach, and has helped STEM leaders improve their public speaking skills to advance their advocacy and influence, and land fat stacks of funding, including a recent project for $120 Million. She holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and anthropology and a certificate in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona, and studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo as a US Department of Defense Boren Fellow.