Mariann Jelinek is an American organizational theorist, and Emeritus Professor of Strategy at the College of William & Mary, considered an icon[1] for her contributions in the field of management of technology and innovation.
[2][3] Born in 1942, in 1960 Jelinek started to study English, French, Modern European history at the University of California, Berkeley, where she received her A.B.
in administrative systems from Harvard Business School with the thesis, entitled "Institutionalizing innovation."
Mariann Jelinek was married to the American organizational theorist Joseph A. Litterer (1926–1995).
Jelinek's research interests are in the fields of management of technology and innovation, and organizational change, specifically the leveraging information for strategic advantage.