Lumumba Seegars is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the Leadership and Organizational Behavior course (LEAD) in the MBA Required Curriculum.
Professor Seegars explores how intergroup inequality is both reproduced and contested within organizations. He specifically focuses on racial, gender, and class inequality and their intersections. Across various contexts, he has two streams of work that examine (1) how individuals contest (and reproduce) intergroup inequality within work organizations and (2) how individuals psychologically respond to organizational efforts that challenge intergroup inequality. He received the Best Conference Paper based on a Dissertation Award from the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management.
Professor Seegars earned an A.B. in Social Studies and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a high school math and special education teacher, actor and singer, field organizer for a presidential campaign, and minister.