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Heidi K. Gardner | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania; London School of Economics; London Business School |
Occupation(s) | Author, professor, consultant |
Known for | Smart collaboration |
Website | www.gardnerandco.co |
Heidi K. Gardner is an American advisor and facilitator for businesses and organizations. She is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession and former professor at Harvard Business School.[1] She is the faculty chair and instructor of the Smarter Collaboration Master Class and Sector Leadership Master Class at Harvard Law School,[2] and an instructor in multiple executive education programs at Harvard Business School.[3]
Gardner has authored (or co-authored) more than 100 books, chapters, case studies, and articles.[4] This includes Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos and its successor Smarter Collaboration: A New Approach to Breaking Down Barriers and Transforming Work. Her research has been featured in major media outlets around the globe, including Harvard Business Review, The Economist,[5] Time,[6] Boston Globe, Fast Company,[7] Chief Executive,[8] The National Law Review,[9] Financial Times,[10] MSN.com, CNN Money, Fortune.com,[11] and CBSNews.com.[12]
Gardner has lived and worked on four continents, including as a Fulbright Fellow, and for McKinsey & Company and Procter & Gamble. She earned her BA in Japanese Studies from the University of Pennsylvania (Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude), a master's degree from the London School of Economics, and a second master's and PhD from London Business School.