Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights have guided leaders of large and small organizations worldwide for over 25 years, through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations and governments. The former Editor of Harvard Business Review (1989-1992), Professor Kanter has been repeatedly named to lists of the "50 most powerful women in the world" (Times of London), and the "50 most influential business thinkers in the world" (Accenture and Thinkers 50 research).

She has received 23 honorary doctoral degrees, as well as numerous leadership awards and prizes for her books and articles. Most recently in 2010 she received the International Leadership Award from the Association of Leadership Professionals. In 2002 she was named "Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year" by the World Teleport Association and in 2001 she received the Academy of Management's Distinguished Career Award for her scholarly contributions to management knowledge.

She is the author or co-author of 18 books, which have been translated into 17 languages. Her latest book, SuperCorp:  How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good, a manifesto for leadership of sustainable enterprises, was named one of the ten best business books of 2009 by Amazon.com. It elaborates on her recent Harvard Business Review articles, "Transforming Giants" and Innovation: The Classic Traps. Her Book, Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin & End is a New York Times business and #1 Business Week bestseller. This describes the culture and dynamics of high-performance organizations as compared with those in decline, and shows how to lead turnarounds, whether in businesses, hospitals, schools, sports teams, community organizations, or countries. Her book "The Change Masters" was named one of the most influential business books of the 20th century by the Financial Times.

She is Chair and Director of the Advanced Leadership Initiative of Harvard University, an innovative initiative on advanced leadership to help successful leaders at the top of their professions transition to applying their skills to addressing challenging national and global problems.