Nancy Koehn

Nancy F. Koehn
Born 1959 (age 56–57)
United States
Nationality American
Occupation business historian, professor
Board member of Tempur Sealy International, Fashion To Figure (clothing retailer)
Spouse(s) N/A
Website NancyKoehn.com

Nancy F. Koehn (born 1959) is a historian of business[1] at the Harvard Business School in Allston, Massachusetts, where she is James E. Robison[2] Professor of Business Administration and was a Visiting Scholar from 2011–2013. She is also a member of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, in the Economics Department. She describes herself as "an avid equestrian" and on her personal website as a "Teacher, Rider, Poet, Pilgrim"[3] and often cites her love of horses and of riding horses and her caring for three horses.[4]

Education

Professional career

Nancy F. Koehn is a business historian at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and has been a business historian at Harvard Business School, since 2011 (some online sources say 1991). She began as a Visiting Scholar (2011–2013) and was offered the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, which she has held since 2013. Her predecessor in that endowed Chair was James Cash, Jr..

Nancy Koehn is widely quoted on radio and television and is a regular featured contributor to Boston's WGBH,[5] an NPR radio station which is also in Allston, Massachusetts, near Harvard Business School. She speaks frequently at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival, and the World Business Forum. She has appeared on American Experience, Good Morning America, Bloomberg Television, CNBC's Moneywheel, The NewsHour, A&E's Biography, CNN's Money Line, and many other television programs. She writes regularly for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post,[6] and the Harvard Business Review Online, and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio and the BBC. Numerous corporations consult with her for strategic guidance.

She is also a director of both Fashion To Figure, a clothing retailer, and Tempur Sealy International.

Personal life

Dr. Koehn is single and is a breast cancer survivor.[7] She is an avid equestrian, fond of horses and of riding horses, and houses three horses. She has devoted significant interest to women in leadership, has written two books about Oprah Winfrey and had a role in Harvard's offering her an honorary doctorate, and serves on the board of Fashion To Figure.

Academic appointments

Bibliography

Books:[8]

Contributing Author:[12]

Journal articles:[13]

Harvard Business School Case Studies:

Nancy Koehn has written and supervised Harvard Business School business cases,[14] including

See also

External sources

References

  1. ↑ Business history at Harvard Business School
  2. ↑ James E. Robison Foundation
  3. ↑ Nancy F. Koehn's personal website
  4. ↑ Nancy Koehn's profile of herself as a horse jockey
  5. ↑ Search of WGBH archives of Nancy Koehn appearances on WGBH
  6. ↑ Nancy Koehn's 2-part series on breast cancer
  7. ↑ Amanda MGowan, Battling Breast Cancer, Beyond The Pink Ribbons Nancy Koehn on Boston Public Radio, 10/28/2014
  8. ↑ Bibliography of Nancy F. Koehn's books
  9. ↑ Google Books listing for Ernest Shackleton: Exploring Leadership, (2012)
  10. ↑ Google Books listing for Oprah (Brand) Renew (2011)
  11. ↑ Google Books listing for Oprah: Leading with Heart (2011)
  12. ↑ Bibliography of Nancy F. Koehn's books
  13. ↑ Bibliography of Nancy F. Koehn's books
  14. ↑ List of some of the business cases written by Nancy Koehn
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