J. Ross Blankenship PhD

Ross Blankenship, PhD, is an author, organizational psychologist, and executive coach whose work explores leadership, emotion, work, and personal growth. He is the co-author of "Friction: How Tension, Emotion, and Change Reveal Better Leaders" and the author of "Everyday Leadership: A Guide to Developing Your Mindset" as a "Leader and Assessing CEOs and Senior Leaders."

Influenced by nearly two decades of work with leaders, teams, and organizations, Ross writes and speaks about leadership as a deeply human endeavor—one shaped by emotion, identity, relationships, and the challenges that accompany growth and change. He explores these ideas in Theory of Change, his Substack newsletter, where he writes about leadership, work, identity, and the transitions that shape our lives. You can follow him there at @rossblankenship.

Ross lives with his family in Birmingham, AL.