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Nancy F. Koehn (born 1959) is an author and a business historian at
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in
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, Massachusetts, where she is the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, and was a visiting scholar during 2011–2013. She is also a member of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, in the Economics Department.


Education

* B.A., History (
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* Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.),
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, Harvard University * MA,
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) * PhD,
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Career

Koehn is a business historian at
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and has been a business historian at
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, since 2011 (some online sources say 1991). She began as a Visiting Scholar (2011–2013), then was offered the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, which she has held since 2013. Her predecessor in that endowed Chair was James Cash Jr. Koehn is widely quoted on radio and television, and is a regular featured contributor to
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radio station in
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, Massachusetts, near
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. She has been a speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival, and the World Business Forum, and has appeared on ''
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's ''Moneywheel'', '' The NewsHour'', A&E's ''
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's '' Money Line'', and many other television programs. She writes regularly for ''
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'', ''
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'', and the ''
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'', and is a regular commentator on
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. Numerous corporations consult with her for strategic guidance. She is also a director of Fashion To Figure, a clothing retailer, and of
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.


Academic appointments

* 2004–2011, lecturer, History and Literature concentration, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences,
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, MA * 2011–2013, visiting scholar,
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,
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* 2013–present, James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration,
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Author

In ''Forged in Crisis'', Koehn explores what qualities make for a great leader, using the examples of Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Rachel Carson, and Frederick Douglass. The book became a Wall Street Journal Bestseller in November 2017. She has devoted significant interest to women in leadership; has written two books about
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, and had a role in Harvard's offering her an honorary doctorate.


Personal life

Koehn is single and is a breast cancer survivor. She describes herself as "an avid equestrian" and, on her personal website, as a "Teacher, Rider, Poet, Pilgrim". She often references her love of horses, of riding horses, and her care of three horses.


Works

Books: * , spotlights five masters of crisis: polar explorer
Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of ...
; President
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
; abolitionist
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1817 or 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became ...
; Nazi-resisting clergyman
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer (; 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-Nazi dissident who was a key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have ...
; and environmental crusader
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. * ''Oprah (Brand) Renew'' (2011) * ''Oprah: Leading with Heart'' (2011) * ''Ernest Shackleton: Exploring Leadership'', (2010: ; 2012) * ''The Story of American Business: From the Pages of the New York Times'' (2009,
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, * ''Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell'' (2001, ) * ''The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire'' (1994, ) Contributing Author: * ''Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with
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,
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and other Economic Leaders'' (2008) * ''Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind'' (2004) * ''Beauty and Business'' (2000) * ''The Intellectual Venture Capitalist:
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and the Work of the
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'', 1980–1995 (1999) * ''Creating Modern Capitalism: How Entrepreneurs, Companies, and Countries Triumphed in Three
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s'' (1997) * ''Management Past and Present: A Casebook on American Business History'' (1995) Journal articles: * Koehn, Nancy F
"Great Men, Great Pay? Why CEO Compensation Is Sky High."
Opinions. ''
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'' (June 12, 2014). View Details * Koehn, Nancy F
"Calling All Leaders: Feed and Water Yourself."
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'', The Blog (March 25, 2014). Harvard Business School Case Studies: Nancy Koehn has written and supervised
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br>business cases

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and U2 * Celeste Walker *
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* Ernest Shackleton * Estée Lauder *
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*
Marshall Field Marshall Field (August 18, 1834January 16, 1906) was an American entrepreneur and the founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores. His business was renowned for its then-exceptional level of quality and customer ...
*
Milton Hershey Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945) was an American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist. Trained in the confectionery business, Hershey pioneered the manufacture of caramel, using fresh milk. He launched t ...
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* Stonyfield Yogurt *
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See also

*
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...
*
Business history Business history is a historiographical field which examines the history of firms, business methods, government regulation and the effects of business on society. It also includes biographies of individual firms, executives, and entrepreneurs. ...
*
Economic history Economic history is the academic learning of economies or economic events of the past. Research is conducted using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and the application of economic theory to historical situations and ins ...


References


External sources


Nancy Koehn's faculty profile, Harvard Business School

Nancy F. Koehn's personal website

Nancy Koehn's Twitter account – @nancykoehn

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (case studies; HBS pioneered the case study method in business education

The James and Anne Robinson Foundation, Armonk, NY

Forged in Crisis book website
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