Melissa J. Williams, Ph.D.

LGBTQ Institute Scholar, & Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Organization & Management 

Melissa joined the Goizueta faculty in 2011, after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Williams studies what happens when social identities (gender, race, stigma, or national culture) collide with workplace hierarchies. She also investigates the consequences of putting people in positions of power and leadership.