Suzy Welch
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Suzy Welch (born 1959), formerly Suzy Wetlaufer, is a best-selling author, television commentator and noted business journalist. Her latest book, the New York Times bestseller 10-10-10: A Life Transforming Idea, presents a decision-making strategy for success at work and in parenting, love, and friendship.
, Harvard College
, and Harvard Business School
, from which she graduated as a Baker Scholar, in the top five percent of her class.
She started her career as a reporter with the Miami Herald and then with the Associated Press
. After business school, her professional experience included several years at Bain & Company
, a management consulting firm based in Boston
, where she focused on manufacturing clients. She later was named editor in chief of the Harvard Business Review
. Although she has written a novel, she is probably best known as the writer and editor of numerous books and articles dealing with leadership, organizational change, and human resource management.
In early 2002, she was forced to resign from the Harvard Business Review after admitting to an affair with the then-married Jack Welch
, the former chief executive officer of General Electric
, while preparing an interview with him for the magazine. Jack Welch divorced and then the couple married, and she had the interview pulled before it appeared in the Business Review.
Together with her husband, Suzy is co-author of the #1 international bestseller Winning, its companion volume, Winning: The Answers, and "The Welch Way," a weekly column on business and career challenges that appeared in BusinessWeek
magazine from 2005-2009 and that was published in 45 major newspapers across the globe by The New York Times Syndicate. In 2010, the Welches launched an online MBA program through Chancellor University.
On her own, Suzy has written extensively about work-life balance and other cultural issues for publications ranging from O, The Oprah Magazine
to the Wall Street Journal. In addition, her candid commentary has made her a popular commentator on television programs including Good Morning America
, The View, Morning Joe
, Your World With Neil Cavuto
, and Power Lunch
.
Suzy is the mother of 4 teenage children and lives in New York City. She serves on the board of several non-profit organizations in the fields of education and homelessness.
Professional career
Welch attended Phillips Exeter AcademyPhillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...
, Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, and Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, from which she graduated as a Baker Scholar, in the top five percent of her class.
She started her career as a reporter with the Miami Herald and then with the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
. After business school, her professional experience included several years at Bain & Company
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is a global management consulting firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Bain is considered one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world, with 47 offices in 30 countries and over 5,500 professionals on staff globally...
, a management consulting firm based in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, where she focused on manufacturing clients. She later was named editor in chief of the Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
. Although she has written a novel, she is probably best known as the writer and editor of numerous books and articles dealing with leadership, organizational change, and human resource management.
In early 2002, she was forced to resign from the Harvard Business Review after admitting to an affair with the then-married Jack Welch
Jack Welch
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001...
, the former chief executive officer of General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, while preparing an interview with him for the magazine. Jack Welch divorced and then the couple married, and she had the interview pulled before it appeared in the Business Review.
Together with her husband, Suzy is co-author of the #1 international bestseller Winning, its companion volume, Winning: The Answers, and "The Welch Way," a weekly column on business and career challenges that appeared in BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
magazine from 2005-2009 and that was published in 45 major newspapers across the globe by The New York Times Syndicate. In 2010, the Welches launched an online MBA program through Chancellor University.
On her own, Suzy has written extensively about work-life balance and other cultural issues for publications ranging from O, The Oprah Magazine
O, The Oprah Magazine
O: The Oprah Magazine, sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation.-Overview:...
to the Wall Street Journal. In addition, her candid commentary has made her a popular commentator on television programs including Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, The View, Morning Joe
Morning Joe
Morning Joe is a weekday morning talk show on MSNBC, with Joe Scarborough discussing the news of the day in a panel format with co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. It was created as the replacement for Imus in the Morning, which was canceled in April 2007 after simulcasting on MSNBC since 1996...
, Your World With Neil Cavuto
Your World with Neil Cavuto
Your World with Neil Cavuto , which debuted as the Cavuto Business Report on the network's launch in 1996, is an American business television program appearing on Fox News Channel.-About the program:...
, and Power Lunch
Power Lunch
Power Lunch is a television business news program on CNBC, airing between 1:00pm and 2:00pm Eastern Time. It is presented by Tyler Mathisen, Sue Herera, and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. Simon Hobbs will fill in on occasion. Bill Griffeth anchored the program alone from 1996 to 2002...
.
Suzy is the mother of 4 teenage children and lives in New York City. She serves on the board of several non-profit organizations in the fields of education and homelessness.