PROFILE

Robert E. Quinn, Ph.D. is the Margaret Elliot Tracy Collegiate Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. His research and writing focuses on purpose, leadership, culture, and change. He is one of the cofounders and of the field of positive organizational scholarship and of the Ross Center for Positive Organizations. In terms of scholarship, he has published 18 books, and is in the top 1% of professors cited in organizational behavior textbooks. As a teacher, Quinn is the recipient of multiple awards. In a global survey, he was recently named one of the top speakers in the world on the topic of organizational culture and related issues. His talk on personal purpose went viral and has been viewed by over 16 million people.