Gretchen M. Spreitzer

Gretchen M. Spreitzer is the Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration and a professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business. She holds a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from Miami University. Her research focuses on employee empowerment, leadership development, organizational change, and how organizations enable employees to thrive.

Spreitzer is a co-author of The Best Teacher in You: Accelerating Learning and Changing Lives (2014), written with Robert E. Quinn, Katherine Heynoski, and Mike Thomas. Her other co-authored books include How to Be a Positive Leader, Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, The Leader’s Change Handbook, The Future of Leadership, and A Company of Leaders.