Dorothy A. Leonard

Dorothy A. Leonard (born 1942) is an American professor of business administration specialized in knowledge management. She is the William J. Abernathy professor of business administration emerita at the Harvard Business School.

Education
Leonard completed a Ph.D. at Stanford University.

Career
Leonard worked in Southeast Asia for ten years. She taught at the MIT Sloan School of Management for three years. In 1983, Leonard joined the Harvard Business School. She researches knowledge management for innovation and methods of increasing creativity in groups.

Personal life
Leonard was married to management consultant Ronald B. Barton. Barton died September 19, 1995.