Skye Cleary PhD MBA is a philosopher and author of Existentialism and Romantic Love (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).

She currently teaches at Columbia University and the City College of New York.  She has also taught at Barnard College, Baruch College, and the New York Public Library. Skye is the Managing Editor of the American Philosophical Association’s blog, an advisory board member of Strategy of Mind (a global executive learning firm), and a certified fellow with the American Philosophical Practitioners Association. Previously, she was an international equity arbitrageur, management consultant, and Lieutenant in the Australian Army Reserves.

Her work has been published with TED-Ed, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Huffington Post, The Conversation, Business Insider, New Republic, The Philosopher’s Zone on ABC Radio National, YourTango, Aeon, Womankind, Actualise Daily and others.  A selection of her writing can be found here.  She is currently writing a book on philosophy and cocktails.

She has a black belt in taekwondo and loves scuba diving.  She stands up for marine conservation and against palm oil.  Skye misses swimming and diving in Australian water but loves New York City’s icecream and cocktails.  Not mixed together. Side-by-side is ideal.

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