Janice Presser

Dr. Janice Presser holds a PhD in Systems and Development from an interdisciplinary

program that emphasized real-world application over academic silos. A retired family

therapist, former college instructor, and bestselling author whose child development

books have sold over 250,000 copies, she has spent six decades helping people grow at all

levels: children, adolescents, adults, teams, and organizations.

Her developmental systems lens began in 1961, when she wrote her first line of code, long

before AI existed and long before the world understood how deeply interdependence

shapes human growth.

She articulated the Age of Interdependence in her 2014 TEDx talk, offering a framework

that anticipated the challenges and opportunities of the AI era a decade before they

became mainstream.

Her expertise spans developmental systems, team ecosystems, contribution styles, and

human growth across the lifespan. She writes with clarity, warmth, and deep practical

wisdom. She is the rare voice who can make AI feel human, workable, and unintimidating.