Joachim de Posada

Who is Joachim de Posada?

Joachim de Posada is a motivational speaker, best known as co-author of the book Don’t Eat the Marshmallow...Yet.

Joachim de Posada holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico, a Master's degree and a Doctorate in Psychology, and became a consultant for Learning International and Achieve Global after the division was sold to Times Mirror Corporation. De Posada was named one of the top 10 Hispanic Professional Speakers in the United States by Hispanic Business magazine in 2002.

De Posada co-wrote Don't Eat the Marshmallow with Ellen Singer; the main theme was based on an experiment in delayed gratification, showing self-discipline is better than a lack of discipline. It was named Best Book of the Month by the New York Times in 2005. Other notable works include How to Survive Among the Piranhas.