Ashley Hardin is currently an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Washington University’s Olin Business School, where she investigates interpersonal processes in organizations.

Her research focuses on interpersonal dynamics at work, particularly how sharing personal information shapes workplace relationships and outcomes. She has published in top-tier journals including Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and serves on the editorial boards of four top journals.

She currently teaches courses about informal leadership, power, and politics, writing new cases and drawing upon prior work experience as a management consultant to bring the content to life. She brings a dynamic, experiential approach to teaching. Hardin also translates her research into practice, publishing in outlets such as Harvard Business Review and Scientific American, with her work featured in major media including The New York Times DealBook, Forbes, and BBC News.