Shira Springer

Shira Springer is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her teaching and research focus on leadership communication, sports strategy, and storytelling. She is also a journalist, with columns and essays appearing in publications such as the Sports Business Journal and The New York Times. Her writing often addresses issues at the intersection of sports and culture, particularly women’s sports and gender inequity. She teaches the MBA core course Communication for Leaders and the MBA elective Advanced Leadership Communication, as well as storytelling in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program. Prior to MIT, she covered sports for The Boston Globe, multiple NPR programs, and WBUR. She also previously taught at Boston University in the College of Communication.