Dr. Gretchen Lester

Professor of Management
School of Management, Lucas College of Business, San Jose State University

Dr. Vogelgesang Lester is a Professor at San Jose State University. Her research interests include multi-domain leadership development, transparency between leaders and followers, and resilience. She teaches applied organizational behavior, strategy, and leadership at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

At San Jose State, Dr. Vogelgesang Lester was selected to serve as an executive coach to MBA students as part of the ExecutivEdge Coaching Program, funded by ExecutivEdge of Silicon Valley. 

Dr. Vogelgesang Lester is the co-author of the textbook Applied Organizational Behavior and Leadership: An Identity Approach and has published research papers in Academy of Management Learning & Education, The Leadership Quarterly, Human Resource Development Review, Journal of Leadership and Organization Studie, Journal of Management Education, as well as many book chapters. 

In addition to her doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska, she holds an MBA from DePaul University, and her undergraduate degree in organizational behavior and human resources from Miami University.