▁Dig est ▁as ▁" the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁known ▁expert ▁on ▁lying ," ▁Meyer ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁book ▁L ies pot ting : ▁ ▁Pro ven ▁Te chni ques ▁to ▁Det ect ▁De ception . ▁Her ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁T ED ▁talk , ▁" How ▁to ▁Sp ot ▁a ▁Li ar ," ▁has ▁exceed ed ▁ 2 5 ▁million ▁views ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁most ▁popular ▁T ED ▁tal ks ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Meyer ▁is ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Cal ibr ate , ▁a ▁company ▁which ▁trains ▁financial ▁institutions , ▁ins urance ▁prov iders , ▁law ▁fir ms ▁and ▁human ▁resource ▁profession als ▁on ▁ver bal ▁and ▁non - ver bal ▁c ues ▁to ▁de ception , ▁fa cial ▁micro - expression ▁interpretation , ▁advanced ▁inter rog ation ▁techniques ▁and ▁information ▁el ic itation . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Meyer ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁She ▁major ed ▁in ▁psych ology ▁and ▁political ▁science ▁at ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁public ▁policy ▁as ▁a ▁Cor o ▁fellow ▁at ▁Cla rem ont ▁Gr adu ate ▁University . ▁She ▁received ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Meyer ' s ▁early ▁career ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁media . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁att ending ▁business ▁school , ▁she ▁co - f ounded ▁California ▁Community ▁TV ▁Network