Cheri Alexander

Background

About Cheri Alexander

CHERI ALEXANDER CHERALEX@UMICH.EDU Throughout her 33 year multi-functional global career with General Motors, she lived in four countries on three continents, beginning in engineering, then leading human capital management, as well as plant operations, quality, and transformation initiatives for over employees across 51 countries. As an award-winning educator and certified executive coach, Cheri is recognized for developing hundreds of current and future global leaders. Cheri is at the forefront of innovative human capital management and leader development strategy. In her role as Chief Innovation Officer in the Ross Executive Education Department, Cheri led Change Management in Education leading to new forms of online and in person learning. Currently, she teaches Talent Management, Leadership, Succession Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, and HCM topics for Executive Education clients, as well as her classes for undergraduates. In the Fall of 2023, she assumes responsibility for the Ross School International Program. As a leader in cost-effective digital learning solutions, Cheri has harnessed technology to improve human performance. She has co-designed and taught popular online global courses on Coursera, including Leading People & Teams, Emotional Intelligence: Cultivating Immensely Human Interactions, and Reigniting Engagement, which have reached learners globally. She has been invited to design two more courses that are currently in production, Personal Branding and Human Capital Management. She is also a Certified Executive Leadership Coach and specializes in coaching C-suite Executives. Cheri is on the Board of the Inforum Center for Leadership, and served on the Boards of the Henry Ford Health System, the Potter Park Zoo, CEDPA, a former Washington based non-profit dedicated to woman’s leadership globally. She led the CEDPA Governance Committee, which was also responsible for Succession Planning. Cheri is recognized for integrity and inspiration in her leadership. She received the prestigious GM Chairman’s award twice, and numerous University of Michigan teaching award nominations, and accolades. She is dedicated to global education and often speaks on her favorite topics,"Being International" and "Global Superficial Homogenization”. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Cheri received a B.S. from the University of Michigan, as well an M.S. in Industrial Health Engineering. She was selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and completed her M.S. in Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).