Eduardo Briceño

Eduardo Briceño is an entrepreneur, consultant, author, and international speaker specializing in the science of the growth mindset and sustainable performance in organizations. He is recognized for his work in creating learning cultures that enable individuals and teams to achieve mastery and innovation.

His strong academic background includes degrees in engineering and economics from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), followed by an MBA and a master’s degree in education from Stanford University. This combination of disciplines—which bridges systems engineering, education, and business—is central to his approach to designing environments that foster learning and high performance.

Briceño is a co-founder of Mindset Works, an organization dedicated to bringing the growth mindset—based on Carol Dweck’s research—to schools and organizations around the world. His work centers on a key concept: the need to balance the “Performance Zone” (where quality execution is sought) with the “Learning Zone” (where people experiment and make mistakes to improve). His model promotes the creation of routines and structures that foster both states.

As an author, his book *The Performance Paradox* explores how a growth mindset, combined with practical strategies, can boost individual and organizational performance, analyzing the key elements that drive growth: identity, purpose, beliefs, habits, and community. Eduardo Briceño is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow and a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and his legacy is having provided a practical framework for managing human potential and resilience in leadership.