Stewart Friedman Biography

Since 1984, Stew Friedman has been at Wharton, where his is the Practice Professor Management. In 1991, he founded both the Wharton Leadership Program-- initiating the required MBA and Undergraduate leadership courses-- and the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project.

Stew served for five years in the mental health field before entering his PhD in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan. In 2001, he concluded a two-year assignment (while on leave from Wharton) at Ford, as the senior executive for leadership development. In partnership with the CEO, he launched a portfolio of initiatives to transform Ford's culture; 2,500+ managers per year participated. Following these efforts, a research group (ICEDR) hailed Ford as a "global benchmark" in leadership development.

Stew's most recent book is "Baby Bust: New Choices for Men and Women in Work and Family." He is author of the award-winning bestseller, "Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life." It describes his challenging Wharton course (originally produced at Ford), in which participants do real-world exercises to increase their leadership performance in all parts of their lives by better integrating them, while working in peer-to-peer coaching relationships and using an innovating social learning site. The Total Leadership program, which marries the work/life and leadership development fields, is now used by individuals and organizations worldwide, including the 57,000+ students in his recent Coursera course. The Total Leadership website was chosen as one of Forbes' best for women. His next book is "Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life."

He has advised many organizations, including the U.S. Department of Labor and State, the U.N. and two White House administrations. He gives high-energy keynotes, conducts interactive workshops and is an award-winning teacher. The New York Times cited the "rock star adoration" he inspires in his students. He was chosen by Working Mother as one of America's 25 most influential men to have made things better for working parents and by Thinkers50 as one of the "world's top 50 business thinkers." The Families and Work Institute honored him with a Work Life Legacy Award in 2013.

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