About Presenter:

Professor Susan J. Ashford is the Chair of the Management and Organizations Department at the Michigan Ross School of Business. She is also the Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organizations. Professor Ashford is well-known for her research on leadership and leadership development, feedback, and surviving in the gig economy.  She is the recipient of two lifetime achievement awards from the Academy of Management, a worldwide professional association of academics and practitioners. In 2021, Professor Ashford will release a new book on how employees grow critical personal and interpersonal skills in service of their leadership development. She is a longtime faculty member at the University of Michigan, having taught previously at the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.