Katherine Klein

About Katherine Klein

Katherine Klein is an organizational psychologist and the Edward H. Bowman Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her current research falls into two streams – one focused on the effects of leader succession on organizational change, effectiveness, and employee engagement and turnover; and a second stream focused on the goals, strategies, impact, and performance of impact investing funds. From 2012 – 2022, she served as Wharton’s Vice Dean for Social Impact. In this capacity, Katherine led the Wharton Social Impact Initiative (WSII) with a mission to build the talent pipeline and evidence base to lead business and capital markets in creating sustainable solutions to social and environmental challenges around the world. She is currently the Faculty Director of Wharton’s Impact Investing Research Lab and the host of the Wharton podcast Dollars and Change.An award-winning teacher and research scholar, Katherine is a fellow of the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Psychological Science. Her research on leadership, diversity, innovation, team effectiveness, social networks, and employee ownership has appeared in numerous top journals including Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, the Academy of Management Journal, and the Academy of Management Review. She teaches on social impact, leadership, organizational change, and research methods. Each year, she brings Wharton MBA students to Rwanda for her popular global modular course “Conflict, Leadership, and Change: Lessons from Rwanda.” Klein received her B.A. in Psychology from Yale University and her Ph.D. in Community Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of the board of directors of United Therapeutics.

Experience

1. Edward H Bowman Professor of Management

   The Wharton School

   Aug 2004 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Community Psychology

  1978 — 1984

• Yale University

  Bachelor's Degree, Psychology

  1974 — 1978

Skills

• Organizational Effectiveness
• Program Evaluation
• Leadership Development
• Analytical Skills
• Coaching
• Analysis
• Higher Education
• Organizational Development
• Leadership
• Spss
• Public Speaking
• Program Development
• Psychology
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Qualitative Research
• Impact Investing
• University Teaching
• Social Impact
• Statistics
• Teaching