Arthur C. Brooks, a Harvard professor teaching leadership and happiness at the Kennedy School and Business School, argued that leader wellbeing correlates with better organizational performance and stock returns. Citing analysis from Irrational Capital on 7,500 companies and Oxford research, Brooks said firms in the top quintile for workplace wellbeing outperformed the S&P 500 by roughly 520 basis points over a year. He delivered the message at Harvard Business School’s Klarman Hall and framed leader happiness as an institutional investment that can affect productivity and market valuation. Brooks also warned that companies—and by extension universities—often misdiagnose what employees need to be satisfied. University presidents and senior administrators should consider the link between leader wellbeing, institutional culture, and performance metrics; faculty morale and administrative tone can influence fundraising, retention, and institutional reputation.