FULL BIOGRAPHY AND PORTFOLIO
ORLY LOBEL
AUTHOR | SPEAKER
Orly Lobel is the award-winning author of several books and numerous articles. She is a prolific scholar, commentator, and speaker who travels around the world with an impact on policy and industry. She is the Don Weckstein Professor of Law at the University of San Diego and received her doctoral and law degrees from Harvard University. Her book Talent Wants to Be Free (Yale University Press) is the winner of several prestigious awards, including Gold Medal Axiom Best Business Books, Gold Medal Independent Publisher’s Award, the Gold Medal of Next Generation Indie Books and Winner of the International Book Awards for Best Business Book. Publishers Weekly describes Talent Wants to be Free as ”A compelling argument for a new set of attitudes toward human capital that will sharpen our competitive edge and fuel the creative sparks in any environment.” Lobel has taught at Yale Law School, UC San Diego, Tel-Aviv University and Harvard University and lectures regularly at top institutions around the globe. Lobel is the recipient of prestigious research grants, a member of the American Law Institute and serves on numerous advisory boards. a frequent speaker at universities. She was recently named one of The Marker Magazine's 50 sharpest minds. In 2016 Lobel was invited to Washington DC to present Talent Wants to be Free at the White House, a meeting which resulted in a presidential call for action. Lobel lives in La Jolla, California.
Lobel has published numerous articles in prestigious journals on behavioral law and economics, innovation policy, intellectual property, human capital, the sharing economy and the rise of the digital platform, regulation and governance.
Lobel’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Financial Times, The Sunday Times, Globe and Mail, Marketplace, Huffington Post, CNBC, and CNN Money. Her scholarship and research has received significant grants and awards, including from the ABA, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fulbright, and the Searle-Kauffman Foundation.
She is a member of the American Law Institute and served as a fellow at Harvard University Center for Ethics and the Professions, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Lobel’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, The Sunday Times, Globe and Mail, Marketplace, Huffington Post, CNBC, and CNN Money. Her scholarship and research has received significant grants and awards, including from the ABA, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fulbright, and the Searle-Kauffman Foundation.
Lobel is a member of the American Law Institute and served as a fellow at Harvard University Center for Ethics and the Professions, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. She serves on the advisory boards of the San Diego Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society, the Employee Rights Center, and the Oxford Handbook on Governance.
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A world traveler, Lobel is a frequent speaker at top research institutions, industry, and government forums throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. A celebrated author and scholar, Lobel’s writing has won important awards, fellowships and research grants. Lobel is regularly interviewed featured in the nation’s leading media outlets, journals and radio, such as the New York Times, BusinessWeek, and NPR’s Marketplace. She is a sought after public speaker and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review. She is invited to speak and/or consult at leading associations and companies.
FEATURED TALKS AND ARTICLES
LIST OF FEATURED SPEAKER AND WRITING ROLES
Speaking Topics:
Corporate Innovation
Leadership and Organization
Inventions and Creativity
Motivating Yours Employees
Human Capital Management
Recruitment, Job Incentives, and Retention of the Best Talent
Global Talent Wars
Behavioral Psychology and Corporate Design
Market Competition & Economic Espionage
Intellectual Property – Patents, Copyright, Trade Secrets
Employment and Labor Law
Law and Economics
Women & Work
Diversity in Employment
Regions and Industrial Success
Sharing Economy and Platform Start-ups
Recent Articles by Lobel in the Popular Press:
Wall Street Journal:
Orly Lobel, Use Internships to Enhance Your Company’s Footprint
Orly Lobel, Compensation Should Be Guided by Merit
BusinessWeek:
Orly Lobel, The Benefits of Talent Mobility
Fortune:
Orly Lobel, The Prisoner’s Dilemma in Airing Fox’s Corporate Culture
Orly Lobel, America's hypocritical approach to economic espionage
New York Times:
Orly Lobel, My Ideas, My Boss’s Property
Orly Lobel, By Suppressing Mobility, Noncompete Pacts Suppress Innovation
Orly Lobel, Should Couples Get Prenups for their Ideas?
Harvard Business Review:
Orly Lobel, Why California is Such a Talent Magnet
Orly Lobel, Aereo Isn’t Illegal Just Because It Threatens Broadcasters
Orly Lobel, Aggressive Talent Wars are Good for Cities
Orly Lobel, Understanding the Copyright Wars: Aereo, Google, and GoldieBlox
On Amir and Orly Lobel, How Noncompetes Stifle Performance
Orly Lobel and Jim Bessen, Stop Trying to Control How Ex-Employees Use Their Knowledge
Orly Lobel, Filing for a Phatent Versus Keeping Your Invention a Trade Secret
Chief Executive:
Orly Lobel, Choose Your Battles to Win the Talent War
Inc. Book interview:
http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/non-competes-could-cause-the-death-of-your-business.html
Reuters:
Q&A: Law professor Orly Lobel on how non-competes quash innovation
The Freeman
Lobel, Free Your Talent and the Rest Will Follow
Strategy + Business
Lobel, Turnover Alchemy: Converting Employee Losses into Gains
800-CEO Read
Lobel, Change This - Talent: Raid It, Own It, Set It Free!
Globe and Mail
If you love your most talented employees, set them free
TV and Radio Interviews:
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Lobel on HuffPost Live TV October 2012 on Unemployment Insurance Policy
LDRLB: Leadership Innovation & Strategy
10-3-13 Financial Spectrum Orly Lobel - WKXLWKXL
Prof. Orly Lobel - Hearsay Culture Show #206 - KZSU-FM
11 Alive WXIA-TV
KUSI April 2014
Features and Interviews in Popular Media:
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Lobel Impacts White House Call for Action 2016
Lobel - Women of Impact Award 2016
Lobel quoted in Bloomberg 2016
Lobel quoted in Bloomberg 2016
Lobel quoted in the Chicago Tribune 2016
Lobel quoted by Associate Press on Hiring Biases in Silicon Valley 2016
Lobel quoted in Bloomberg July 2015
Lobel quoted in Fortune June 2015
Lobel quoted in the SF Chronicle May 2015
Lobel quoted in the Verge, March 2015
Lobel Interviewed in Mercury News Feb 2015
Kiplinger Magazine Feature Sept 2014
Lobel featured in Human Capital Magazine (Australia), Oct 2013
Jerusalem Post Features Lobel's Work and the Question of Brain Drain
The Economist Calls Talent Wants to be Free "Powerful"
Talent Wants to be Free Discussed in the Financial Times, Feb 2014
Professor Lobel and other Leading Authors Pick the Best Books of 2013
Inside USD: Meet the Professor - Orly Lobel
Talent Wants to be Free Selected as One of the 10 Best Biz Book Everyone Should Read
Lobel Quoted in Bloomberg on Anti-poaching Settlement, Aug 2014
Lobel Quoted in Bloomberg on Anti-poaching Class Action, Sept 2014
Lobel Quoted NYT on Anti-poaching Case, May 5, 2014
Lobel Quoted NYT on Anti-poaching Settlement Aug 2014
Lobel Quoted Biz Journal on Silicon Valley Anti-Poaching Class Action 2014
Talent Wants Be Free Featured in Pando
Lobel Quoted San Jose Mercury News on Apple-Google-Intel Class Action
Human Capitalist, Don't Be a Control Freak at the Office: Q&A with Orly Lobel
NerdWallet Book Club: Orly Lobel, 'Talent Wants to Be Free ...
http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2013/11/talent-wants-to-be-free-book-review/
The Page 99 Test: Orly Lobel's "Talent Wants to Be Free"
Orly Lobel | The Rational Argumentator
The Sunday Times Interview Feb 2014
Tampa Tribune, Copyright and the Mormon Church
Aspen Times To compete or Non-Compete
Washington Post, How Bold was Tesla’s Move? June 2014
Pacific Standard, Your Knowledge is Nothing if No One Else Knows You Know It