Jennifer Chatman
Academy of Management Scholar Jennifer “Jenny” Chatman of the University of California-Berkeley focuses her research, teaching, and consulting work on how organizations can leverage culture for strategic success and how diverse teams can optimize performance. Her award-winning research—published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Annals, and Academy of Management Discoveries—has shown emphasizing innovation in the context of a strong culture increases firms’ financial success, how narcissistic leaders create organizational cultures lower in collaboration and integrity, and how norms to cooperate can cause members to blur
differences among them, even if those differences are useful for group performance, suggesting that collaboration should be calibrated in diverse teams.
Academy of Management Scholar Jennifer “Jenny” Chatman of the University of California-Berkeley focuses her research, teaching, and consulting work on how organizations can leverage culture for strategic success and how diverse teams can optimize performance. Her award-winning research—published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Annals, and Academy of Management Discoveries—has shown emphasizing innovation in the context of a strong culture increases firms’ financial success, how narcissistic leaders create organizational cultures lower in collaboration and integrity, and how norms to cooperate can cause members to blur
differences among them, even if those differences are useful for group performance, suggesting that collaboration should be calibrated in diverse teams.
In 2023, Chatman received the lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Division for her pioneering work that has changed the field.
Chatman is the co-founder and co-director of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation and co-host of “The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer” podcast. She also runs the Leading Strategy Execution Through Culture executive education program. She has served in many leadership roles at Haas and UC Berkeley over the years, including Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Acting Dean, and Interim Dean from August 2024 to July 2025 and currently serves as the Dean of Haas.
Chatman earned her doctorate in organizational behavior and bachelor’s degree in psychology at Berkeley.
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