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Ethan Bernstein

Professor, Apple University

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About

I am a presently a research faculty member at Apple University. Prior to Apple, I was a professor at Harvard Business School, where I served on the faculty for 13 years and chaired courses including the MBA course Managing Human Capital and the executive program Developing Yourself as a Leader. My research examines how novel talent management and leadership practices influence employee behavior, collaboration, and performance. I am an author of the top-20 best-selling book Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career and numerous articles published in Harvard Business Review and leading academic journals.In various roles, I have been privileged to advise executives and founders worldwide on leadership, collaboration, innovative work structures, and creative organizational forms. I also helped standup the newest US federal agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, serving as a Deputy Assistant Director and ultimately its Chief Strategy Officer.Originally from Los Angeles, I received my doctorate in management and JD/MBA from Harvard University and my AB in economics from Amherst College and Doshisha University. I have been a Kauffman Foundation Fellow in Law, Innova

Experience

Professor, Apple UniversityApple
Aug 2025
Director Board Of DirectorsProtocol Labs
Aug 2020 to Jun 2026
Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration (Organizational Behavior Unit)Harvard Business School
Jul 2018 to Jun 2026
Assistant Professor of Leadership and Organizational BehaviorHarvard Business School
Jun 2013 to Jun 2018
Director Board of Directors (Chairman from June 2013-August 2014)ModuleQ
Jun 2013 to Jun 2026
Strategic Advisor and Acting COOmoduleQ
Sep 2012 to Jun 2013
Chief Strategy OfficerConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
Nov 2011 to Jan 2013
Deputy Assistant Director, Mortgage MarketsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
Jan 2011 to Oct 2011
Kauffman Foundation Fellow in Law, Innovation, and GrowthHarvard Law School
Sep 2008 to Dec 2010
Case Leader / Project Leader / ConsultantBoston Consulting Group (BCG)
Oct 2003 to Apr 2007
Associate and Special Assistant to the DirectorsCenter for Organizational Fitness Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2002 to Dec 2003
Summer Associate, Corporate GroupCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Jun 2002 to Aug 2002
Investment Banking Summer Associate (Consumer Products / M&A)J.P. Morgan
Jun 2001 to Aug 2001
Summer Associate (Corporate Group)Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Jun 2000 to Aug 2000
Consultant (Strategy, Finance, & Economics Group)Andersen Business Consulting
Jan 1998 to Dec 1999
White House Intern, Office of the US Trade RepresentativeOffice of the U.S. Trade Representative
Jan 1994 to Dec 1994

Education

Harvard University
Doctorate Management
2007 to 2013
Harvard Business School
MBA General Management (Section D)
1999 to 2003
Harvard Law School
JD Law
1999 to 2003
Amherst College
A.B. Economics
1994 to 1998
Harvard-Westlake School
(Middle School / High School)
1988 to 1994
Center for Early Education
Elementary School
1980 to 1988