Mark Anielski

Mark’s passion in life is measuring things, particularly what contributes most to our happiness and well-being. He is the author of the award-winning-best-selling book The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth (2007) and his second book An Economy of Well-being: Common Sense Tools for Building Genuine Wealth and Happiness published in May 2018.
As a ‘happiness economist’ Mark’s consulting work over the last 25 years has provided nations and communities like China, Singapore, French Polynesia and several First Nations with strategic economic counsel on how to develop a new economic model and governance system that focuses on well-being.

Mark has conducted numerous wellbeing impact studies including analysis of Alberta’s waste management and recycling programs using his Genuine Wealth accounting model.

Mark is a world renowned expert in measuring happiness and well-being using his Soul Print of Well-being survey to assess mental, spiritual, physical and emotional well-being. His current focus is developing a Well-being Bank that does not charge interest on loans and creates a system where we are each others bankers and creators of money oriented to the pursuit of genuine happiness and well-being.

Mark lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his wife Jennifer. Mark has two  bachelor degrees in economics and forestry and a Master’s degree in forest economics.