Courtney Elizabeth Anderson

Courtney Elizabeth Anderson, JD, MBA, MS, is the "Workplace Relationship Expert" and practices the "Joyful Art of Business" around the world. Anderson is an attorney, author, former independent hearing examiner (administrative law judge), internationally renowned business strategist, keynote speaker, professor, and television legal analyst.

A globally recognized expert, her numerous media appearances include CNN, HLN, BusinessWeek, CNN International, The Wall Street Journal Radio Network, FOX News, The HuffingtonPost, MSNBC, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and many other media outlets.

She has garnered accolades around the world including being the “2011 Strategic Leadership Award” recipient (at the World HRD Congress in Mumbai, India), and lauded as a multiyear nominee (2009–2014) as a “Top 5 Speaker” and is one of “America’s Top Women Motivators.” She has global clients in North America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. She has worked on five continents and reached millions through her speaking engagements, resources, and television appearances.

Anderson holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Texas at Austin, a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from The University of Texas School of Law, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and a Master of Science (MS) from the Texas A&M University System (Tarleton State). Professor Anderson has previously served on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin McComb’s School of Business and she currently is a Collegiate Professor in The Graduate School (MBA Program) at the University of Maryland University College. She was awarded the 2013 Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award and the 2012 Teaching Recognition Award.