Christine Pearson

Christine Pearson serves as Professor of Global Leadership at Thunderbird School of Global Management, where she has established herself as a world-renowned expert on workplace behavior and crisis management. Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, with a focus on Management and Organizational Behavior. Her groundbreaking research on workplace incivility reveals that 96% of workers have experienced such behavior firsthand, leading to significant organizational costs. She has authored six influential books on crisis leadership and workplace behavior, translated into Chinese, Arabic, and Spanish, including pioneering works on crisis management and workplace incivility. As a consultant and executive development adviser, she has worked with major organizations including PepsiCo, NASA, Cisco Systems, and the Red Cross. Her expertise has been featured in over 600 media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and major international networks. Beyond her research, she contributes to global development through programs like SALTA, which has educated 100,000 women micro-entrepreneurs in Peru, and teaches courses in global leadership, crisis management, and organizational change across multiple continents.