Dr. Mithu Storoni is an eye surgeon and neuroscience researcher turned writer and speaker who explores how to optimize mental performance in the digital age. Trained as a physician at the University of Cambridge, she combines cutting-edge neuroscience with practical insight to help individuals and organizations work in sync with how the brain truly functions.
Her work challenges the industrial-era model of productivity, arguing that today’s most valuable work—creative thinking, complex problem-solving, and learning—cannot be forced into rigid schedules. Instead, Dr. Storoni shows how aligning work with the brain’s natural rhythms can unlock a new, hyperefficient way of working. Drawing on the latest research, she explains how the brain shifts through different “gears,” each suited to specific cognitive demands, and how to move seamlessly between them to perform at peak capacity throughout the day.
Her book, Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work, which offers science-backed strategies to help readers get their brains working at optimal efficiency, was named a must-read by the Financial Times and selected as a must-read by the Next Big Idea Club. It also won 2025 Business Book of the Year at the Business Book Awards, recognizing its impact on leadership, productivity, and modern work culture.
In addition to her writing, Dr. Storoni is a highly sought-after speaker and advisor on mental performance and stress management. Her talks translate complex neuroscience into clear, actionable tools that empower audiences to think better, work smarter, and thrive in an always-on world. She regularly speaks to executive leadership teams, finance and investment professionals, healthcare organizations, and major business conferences on cognitive performance in the age of AI, the science of peak mental performance, how mental work can be designed to enhance brain health, and building mental resilience.
