Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts, founder of The Alignment Quest Enterprise LLC, is an innovative global scholar, speaker and consultant on the science of maximizing human potential in diverse organizations and communities.
Dr. Laura’s thought leadership in diversity, authenticity and leadership development has been recognized by Thinkers50 (Top 50 Management Thought Leader, 2021; On the Radar, 2021 & 2018; Talent Management Top 10 Thought Leader, 2021); LinkedIn (Top 10 Voice in Equity; 2020); ThinkList #Amplify (2020), and the Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Award for Societal Impact (2020).
Dr. Laura has published over fifty research articles, teaching cases, and practitioner-oriented tools for strategically activating best selves through strength-based development, workplace equity and inclusion. She has co-edited three books: Race, Work and Leadership (2019 Axiom Business Book Award winner); Positive Organizing in a Global Society; and Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations. Dr. Laura has also self-published The Alignment Quest™ Toolkit for Activating Best Selves and Almost, Free, her original poetry collection. Dr. Laura is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and the Academy of Management Review, and is regularly quoted in global media outlets.
Dr. Laura currently serves as tenured Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. She has previously served on the faculties of Harvard Business School, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change. She has also taught organizational behavior, psychology, negotiations, group dynamics, diversity, leadership and career development at the University of Michigan, the Wharton School of Finance, Tuck, Georgia State University, UCLA Anderson, Simmons School of Management, and AVT (Copenhagen).
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Dr. Laura earned a BA in Psychology (highest distinction & Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Virginia, where her 7 th great grandfather and other relatives served 19 th century students and faculty. Upon graduating from UVA, Dr. Laura earned an MA and Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan, where her grandmother earned a BA in 1940 while living in segregated housing.
Dr. Laura’s family roots are in Gary, Indiana and Washington, DC, and she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. For more information, please visit www.alignmentquest.com.
