Emily Tedards is a graduate researcher in organizational behavior at Harvard Business School and doctoral fellow with the Reimagining the Economy Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. Tedards is a senior consultant with Paradox Strategies.
Tedards studies cross-sector collaboration, organization design, and innovation. She examines how business, government, and civil society actors collaborate to solve complex problems—from local economic development and climate change to the transformation of industries and nations.
She has collaborated with numerous partners, including: Comcast NBC Universal, Delta Air Lines, Google, Mastercard, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dubai International Financial Centre, African Food Changemakers, Sampark Foundation, All Nippon Airways, avatarin, and Together for Sustainability.
Tedards has published over 20 articles and case studies on leadership, innovation ecosystems, and digital transformation, including work featured in Harvard Business Review and other leading platforms.
2019
Contributed to Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter’s 2020 book The Politics Industry.
2021
“Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making” in Harvard Business Review.
2021
Series of 3 digital transformation articles in Harvard Business School Working Knowledge.
2022
“What Makes a Great Leader?” in Harvard Business Review.
Cases and Teaching materials
2024
“The New Industrial State?” for HBS Business in Global Society roundtable on U.S. industrial policy.
2024
“The Case for Climate Alliances” in Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Contributed to Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter’s 2020 book The Politics Industry.
“Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making” in Harvard Business Review.
Series of 3 digital transformation articles in Harvard Business School Working Knowledge.
“What Makes a Great Leader?” in Harvard Business Review.
“The New Industrial State?” for HBS Business in Global Society roundtable on U.S. industrial policy.
“The Case for Climate Alliances” in Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation – HBR Press
