Susan Madsen, Ed.D

Field: Management
Areas of Focus: Gender Equity, Leadership Development, Social Change, Women and Leadership, Women and Work, Women in Management

Expertise

• Expertise
• Women and Leadership
• Gender Equality
• Leadership Development
• Training & Development
• Utah Girls and Women
• Women’s Career Development
• Women and Work
• Women as Global Leaders
• Social Change
• Organization Development

Bio

Prof./Dr. Susan R. Madsen is the Extension Professor of Leadership at Utah State University. She is also a Visiting Fellow of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Zagreb (Croatia) and a former Fellow of The Leadership Trust Foundation in Ross-on-Wye, England. Dr. Madsen is considered one of the top global thought leaders on the topic of women and leadership, has authored or edited nine books, and has published hundreds of articles, chapters, and reports. Her research has been cited in the U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Parenting Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, Cosmopolitan, and The Washington Post. She is also a regular contributor to Forbes and other local and state newspapers, and she is a regular contributor to Forbes.

Dr. Madsen is a well-known speaker in local, national, and international settings. She has created many women’s networks, and she serves on a host of nonprofit, community, and association boards and committees. Madsen has received numerous awards for her teaching, research, and service.