Kathleen has published ten books, nine nonfiction and a debut novel, Shadow Campus, described by Forbes as a “masterful debut mystery.” Kathleen’s work has also appeared in the Harvard Business Review where she has published several times. Kathleen is professor of Management at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and has just received the University of Connecticut Alumni Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic work. She originated the concept of college prep programs for foster children and is a co-founder of First Star, which develops the academies with universities to change the 3% college graduation rate of foster children. She and her husband, Chris Noblet, are a team when it come to writing and editing books.