Michael Shiner is a leadership scholar, executive educator, and executive coach. Through his practice, Shiner Leadership, he coaches senior leaders in healthcare and life sciences. He teaches the Psychology of Decision Making with Steven Sloman in Brown’s Master of Science in Technology Leadership program, helping students apply behavioral science to leadership and negotiation.

Michael began his career as an entrepreneur, building and selling a company before becoming a family-office investor in mid-market Canadian companies.

Michael has taught at Harvard and MIT, including Intellectual Humility for Leaders at MIT Sloan School of Management. He served as Assistant Professor of Leadership and Ethics at the U.S. Naval War College, working with admirals and other senior leaders. He is co-authoring a book on leadership and moral injury with Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D., a MacArthur Fellow and psychiatrist known for his work with Vietnam combat veterans.

Michael earned his Ed.D. at Harvard University, where he trained with Howard Gardner, David Perkins, and Robert Kegan. His dissertation, 7 Leadership Blind Spots: Adult Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Effectiveness Among Biotech R&D Leaders, examined patterns that limit leadership effectiveness.