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University of Pennsylvania

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5.04/23/2026

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About Adam

Adam Grant is the Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in the Business & Economics faculty. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan and his B.A. from Harvard University, magna cum laude with highest honors in psychology and Phi Beta Kappa honors. As an organizational psychologist, Grant specializes in research on generosity and helping, job design and meaningful work, leadership and culture, originality and non-conformity, work motivation and success. His expertise also encompasses leadership, organizational change, employee motivation and engagement, negotiations, collaboration and team effectiveness, personality and self-awareness, networks and social capital. He has taught and consulted for organizations including Google, IBM, Merck, the Royal Bank of Scotland, the NFL, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, employing experiential learning methods in his teaching.