Ed Lawler is Distinguished Professor in the Business, Management and Organization Department at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is also director of Marshall's Center for Effective Organizations.
Lawler has been honored as a major contributor to theory, research, and practice in the fields of human resources management, compensation, organizational development, and organizational effectiveness.
BusinessWeek named Lawler one of the top six gurus in the field of management, and Human Resource Executive called him one of HR's most influential people. Workforce magazine identified him as one of 25 visionaries who have shaped today's workplace over the past century. His latest book is Making People Your Competitive Advantage.
He earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Lawler received his bachelor's degree in psychology from Brown University where he made both the dean's list and the Scholastic All-Ivy football team.
