A scientist, human physiologist, and five-time bestselling author, Dr. Greg Wells has devoted his career to understanding human limits and potential and has over 25 years of experience working with Olympic and world champions as well as top-performing organizations. Renowned for his ability to translate complex science into simple, high-impact strategies, he equips audiences with a scientific yet accessible path to optimizing their health and sustaining healthy high performance under pressure and through uncertainty and rapid change.
After breaking his neck at age 15 while training for Canada’s National Youth Swim Team, Wells returned to elite-level sport and has since participated in some of the most grueling physical challenges on the planet. He has completed the Nanisivik Marathon, 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle; Ironman Canada; and the Tour D’Afrique, an 11,000km cycling race that is the longest in the world.
Wells earned a PhD in human physiology at the University of Toronto, completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto General Hospital, and went on to serve as Director of Sport Science at the Canadian Sport Institute, working with more than 200 Olympians. He later became a tenured professor at the University of Toronto and is now Senior Scientist Emeritus in Translational Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children, with 70+ peer-reviewed publications.
Wells is the bestselling author of five book. Superbodies; The Ripple Effect; The Focus Effect; Rest, Refocus, Recharge, and Powerhouse: Protect Your Energy, Optimize Your Health, and Supercharge Your Performance capture two decades of research and frontline work in high performance. He also created and hosted Superbodies for the Vancouver and London Olympic broadcasts, a series that won a Gemini Award for Best Sports Analysis.
On stage, Wells has delivered keynotes around the world at events such as TEDx, Mastermind Talks, and The Titan Summit, where he has shared the platform with leaders including Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak. A lifelong athlete, Wells approach is both scientifically rigorous and deeply practical. His mission is to close the gap between information overload and daily action — equipping people with evidence-based tools to sleep, eat, move, think, and recover better so they can elevate health, protect well-being, and live a limitless life.
