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Alyssa F. Westring

Alyssa Westring is the Vincent de Paul Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business. She earned her PhD in organizational psychology from Michigan State University in 2007.

As Director of Research for Total Leadership, Westring brings her expertise to evaluating the impact of Total Leadership for continuous program improvement and dissemination to broader audiences. In addition to her research on work-life topics, she is a scholar of women’s careers and leadership, and her writings have been published in top-tier academic journals. Westring’s keynote speaking combines evidence-based recommendations with relatable and personal storytelling.

In her TEDx talk, “The Secret Life of a Work-Life Insider,” she shares how her research questions and personal journey into motherhood have shaped one another. She is an award-winning educator and DePaul’s inaugural Presidential Fellow.

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