Elena Auer

Elena Auer is a Quantitative Behavioral Scientist at BetterUp. She is currently finishing up her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota.

At BetterUp, Elena leverages assessment data and expertise in behavioral research to help optimize and track BetterUp’s impact on members and partners. She also designs innovative and interactive developmental assessments to fuel member engagement, yield greater self-insight, and rigorously track the effectiveness of BetterUp’s solutions and resources.

Before BetterUp, Elena was in graduate school researching innovative approaches to psychological assessment using machine learning, games, and text analysis. She lives in Norfolk, VA with her husband and two cats.