Elizabeth J. Altman

Dr. Elizabeth J. Altman is associate professor of management with tenure at the Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and guest editor for the MIT Sloan Management Review Future of the Workforce research project. Altman was a visiting professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point and visiting scholar at Harvard Business School. Altman teaches in undergraduate, MBA, doctoral, and executive education programs. Her research focuses on strategy, innovation, platform businesses and ecosystems, leadership, organizational change, and future of work/workforce topics. Altman was a vice president at Motorola with roles in industrial design, product development engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and strategy. Awarded a U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Japanese government fellowship, Altman worked as an engineer for Sony in Japan. She lectures and consults worldwide and has served on corporate and non-profit boards. Altman’s research has been published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR), MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management Studies, Marketing Letters, and other journals and books. Her article with Andrei Hagiu was included in “HBR's 10 Must Reads 2019: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review,” and in “HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Business Model Innovation,” and "HBR's 10 Must Reads on Platforms and Ecosystems." Altman co-authored the forthcoming book, “Workforce Ecosystems: Reaching Strategic Goals with People, Partners, and Technologies” (MIT Press), and The Innovator’s Guide to Growth: Putting Disruptive Innovation to Work” (Harvard Business Press). Altman holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s of Science in Management from M.I.T., and a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University where she served on the Board of Trustees and is on the Library Advisory Council. Altman is a life member of the Cornell University Council and emeritus member of the Cornell College of Engineering Advisory Council and the President’s Council of Cornell Women. Altman was named one of Boston Magazine's “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Boston,” and one of Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” top business and community leaders. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.