Christopher G. Myers, PhD is an Associate Professor of Management & Organization and the founding Faculty Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and holds joint faculty appointments in Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and in Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Chris also serves on the Core Faculty of the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.
Chris’s research and teaching focus on individual learning, leadership development, and innovation, with particular attention to how people learn vicariously and share knowledge in health care organizations and other knowledge-intensive work environments. Chris’s work has been published in premier academic journals and edited volumes in the fields of management, organizational psychology, medicine, and healthcare, as well as in leading practice-oriented publications and editorials. His research has been featured in many popular media outlets and recognized with scholarly awards from a variety of national and international organizations. In 2022, Poets & Quants named Chris as one of the top 40 business school professors under 40 world-wide.
Chris has served in multiple leadership roles within the Academy of Management, and currently serves as an Associate Editor of Academy of Management Discoveries. At the Carey Business School, Chris teaches courses on leadership and organizational behavior in a range of formats and settings, from nine-day outdoor leadership development expedition courses with MBA students to executive education courses on leadership and management in health care. He also speaks and consults regularly for organizations on topics regarding learning, leadership, and health care management, and has worked with leaders from a range of industries, various local and national government agencies, and leading academic medical centers and emergency services teams.
Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, Chris served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School as an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior. He earned his PhD in management and organizations from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and his BS in business administration with highest honors and highest distinction from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. Before attending graduate school he worked as an outdoor expedition leader and martial arts instructor in his home state of North Carolina.
Chris’s research and teaching focus on individual learning, leadership development, and innovation, with particular attention to how people learn vicariously and share knowledge in health care organizations and other knowledge-intensive work environments. Chris’s work has been published in premier academic journals and edited volumes in the fields of management, organizational psychology, medicine, and healthcare, as well as in leading practice-oriented publications and editorials. His research has been featured in many popular media outlets and recognized with scholarly awards from a variety of national and international organizations. In 2022, Poets & Quants named Chris as one of the top 40 business school professors under 40 world-wide.
Chris has served in multiple leadership roles within the Academy of Management, and currently serves as an Associate Editor of Academy of Management Discoveries. At the Carey Business School, Chris teaches courses on leadership and organizational behavior in a range of formats and settings, from nine-day outdoor leadership development expedition courses with MBA students to executive education courses on leadership and management in health care. He also speaks and consults regularly for organizations on topics regarding learning, leadership, and health care management, and has worked with leaders from a range of industries, various local and national government agencies, and leading academic medical centers and emergency services teams.
Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, Chris served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School as an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior. He earned his PhD in management and organizations from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and his BS in business administration with highest honors and highest distinction from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. Before attending graduate school he worked as an outdoor expedition leader and martial arts instructor in his home state of North Carolina.
Academic Positions & Experience
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
- Associate Professor of Management & Organization, 2021 –
- Joint Appointment in Health Policy & Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2023 –
- Joint Appointment in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, 2018 –
- Faculty Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership, 2021 –
- Academic Director of Executive Education, 2018 – 2021
- Assistant Professor of Management & Organization, 2016 – 2021
Harvard Business School
- Assistant Professor of Business Administration (Organizational Behavior), 2015 - 2016
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
- Graduate Research Assistant & Instructor (Management & Organizations), 2010 – 2015
Additional Positions & Affiliations
Visiting Positions & Appointments
- Senior Fellow for Leadership Research, Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, United States Naval Academy, August – December 2023
- Visiting Expert, Education Overseas Expert Programme, National Healthcare Group (Singapore), July 2017
- Research Assistant, International Research Programme, Centre for Leadership Development, Civil Service College (Singapore), 2011 – 2012
Academic Center & Institute Affiliations
- Faculty Affiliate, Human Capital Development Lab, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2023 –
- Core Faculty, Center for Innovative Leadership, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2022 –
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2021 –
- Core Faculty (and Leadership Team, 2020 – 2022), Hopkins Business of Health Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, 2020 –
- Core Faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2016 –
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, 2016 –
- Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, 2013 – 2015
Awards & Honors
Academic & Career Awards
- 40 Best Business School Professors Under 40 (Poets and Quants), 2022
- PhD Graduation Alumni Keynote Speaker (University of Michigan Ross School of Business, 19th Annual Doctoral Studies Celebration), 2018
- Dean’s Award/Bonus for Faculty Excellence (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (Award discontinued in 2023)
- W. Allen Spivey/Valerie and William Hall Family Fellowship (University of Michigan Ross School of Business), 2014 – 2015
- Hampton Shuping Prize (Chancellor’s Award; University of North Carolina), 2010
- Excellence in Organizational Management (University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School), 2010
- Carolina Research Scholar (University of North Carolina), 2009
Research & Publication Awards
- Best Student-led Paper Award (Academy of Management, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division), 2024
- Best Student/Dissertation-based Paper Award (Academy of Management, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division), 2016
- Likert Dissertation Award (University of Michigan ICOS), 2016
- Best Paper Award (Israel Organizational Behavior Conference), 2011
- Making Connections Award (Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior Division), 2011
- Honors Excellence (for most outstanding thesis; University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School), 2010
Teaching & Service Awards
- Distinguished Service Award (Academy of Management, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division), 2024
- Carey Teamwork Award (for development of Executive Education program; Johns Hopkins Carey Business School), 2019
- Outstanding Reviewer Award (Academy of Management, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division), 2014, 2015
- Gerald and Lillian Dykstra Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (University of Michigan Ross School of Business), 2013 – 2014
- Outstanding Reviewer Award (Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior Division), 2013
- Thomas William Leabo Memorial Award (University of Michigan Ross School of Business), 2012 – 2013
Honor Societies
- Phi Beta Kappa Society (Alpha of North Carolina Chapter)
- Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society (Alpha of North Carolina Chapter)