Joshua Kendall, Journalist; Associate Fellow, Trumbull College, Yale University; Author, America's Obsessives: The Compulsive Energy That Built a Nation; Twitter: @jckendall

Dr. Kit Yarrow, Chair, Department of Psychology, and Professor of Business, Golden Gate University - Moderator

Do we care if a professionally successful person is a psychological mess? From critically acclaimed author and award-winning journalist Joshua Kendall comes a mesmerizing look at the private obsessions and compulsions that drove seven American icons, including Steve Jobs, Thomas Jefferson and Ted Williams. What can we learn from these individuals? Kendall provides an anecdote-rich examination of the link between greatness and quirky behavior.

Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. book signing
Cost: $20 non-members, MEMBERS FREE, $7 students (with valid ID)
Also know: Photo by Rachel Youdelman