Suzy Welch

Suzy Welch

Formal First Name
Suzy
Dates
1959 - present

Suzy Welch is a bestselling author, business journalist, TV commentator, and public speaker. She is Professor of Management Practice at NYU Stern School of Business, where she teaches two acclaimed classes, “Becoming You: Crafting the Authentic Life You Want and Need,” and “Developing Managerial Skills.” Over the course of her multifaceted 40-year career, Welch has acquired expertise in leadership, change and crisis management, corporate governance, social media and careers. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller "10-10-10," a guide to values-driven decision making. With her late husband, Jack Welch, she is the author of two international bestsellers,  "The Real Life MBA" and "Winning." She also serves on several private company and non-profit boards.

Professional Experience


Academic History

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS


EARLY CAREER

  • Welch began her career as a Crime Reporter for The Miami Herald.

  • She later joined Bain & Company as a Consultant, working with heavy manufacturing clients in the Midwest.

  • During her tenure at Harvard Business Review, she conceptualized and edited articles on strategy, economics, operations, and organizational behavior.

  • She also wrote on leadership, change and crisis management, boards, HR, and career dynamics at HBR.


MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

  • Welch is a frequent speaker and moderator at corporate events.

  • She has written business columns for several publications, including Business Week, the New York Times Syndicate, and Fortune magazine

  • She has written extensively about leadership, career management, and other organizational issues, for publications ranging from O, The Oprah Magazine to The Wall Street Journal. 

  • Her candid and perceptive commentary can also be heard regularly on Power Lunch, and CNBC.com programs, “Get to Work, with Suzy Welch” and “Suzy Welch: Fix My Career”.

  • She has also been a contributing editor for LinkedIn, anchoring major editorial projects.