This workshop is part of an ongoing speaker series provided by the Compass Leadership Academy of Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ
The Human Edge in Academic Medicine: Why Emotional Fluency and Integrated Authority Strengthen Leadership in High-Stakes Environments
Presenter: Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerX
Location: Waitzer 300
Date: June 18, 2026
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
After attending this session participants will be able to:
• Apply emotional fluency and integrated authority in high-stakes settings
• Identify and shift leadership behaviors to strengthen learner outcomes
Competencies:
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Employ evidence-based practice
Claude Silver, is the world’s first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX and the bestselling author of Be Yourself at Work. She believes optimism, bravery, and authenticity are essential drivers of performance.
As an international speaker, author, podcaster, and influential LinkedIn voice, Claude helps leaders see humanity as a strategic advantage. She shows that teams rooted in belonging, clarity, and emotional courage move faster, think better, and perform more sustainably. At VaynerX, she has helped scale the organization from 400 to over 2,000 employees across 11 countries, embedding trust, psychological safety, and accountability into how performance happens.
Her career spans founding an outdoor adventure and surf company in San Francisco to leadership roles at JWT San Francisco, JWT London, and Publicis London. She has been recognized by the Department of Defense as a Patriotic Employer, received Campaign US’s Female Frontier Award and Adweek’s Changing the Game Award, and was named Adweek’s 2025 Mother of the Year. A TEDx speaker, she has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and The Wall Street Journal.
ACCREDITATION
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsâ„¢. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.