Sally Maitlis

Sally Maitlis, (born 1965) is a British psychologist and academic, who specialises in work psychology and organisational behaviour. Since 2014, she has been Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Leadership at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Personal life Maitlis was born in 1965 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Peter Maitlis, was a chemist and academic, and her mother Marion Maitlis was a linguist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She has two sisters including journalist Emily Maitlis, who described her as "the rebel [...] who pushed all the boundaries". She spent 1998 as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. She completed a Master of Education degree in counselling psychology with the University of British Columbia in 2012, and a clinical diploma in integrative psychotherapy with the Metanoia Institute in 2021. In 2023, she was given the MOC Distinguished Scholar Award by the Academy of Management.

Selected works