Nancy Koehn — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School since 2013.
Author of 'Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership' (2017), a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.
Has written two books about Oprah Winfrey.
Serves as a director for Fashion To Figure and Tempur Sealy International.
Holds a PhD in European History from Harvard University.

Biography

Nancy F. Koehn is the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where she serves as a business historian.

Her research centers on effective leadership, examining how leaders, both past and present, cultivate lives of purpose, worth, and impact. She also holds an appointment in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, within the Economics Department.