Along with Adam Galinsky, he co-wrote Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both (ISBN 0307720217).

He grew up in Los Angeles and lived in Oxford, England for a year in high school.

Schweitzer graduated from University of California, Berkeley with honors in Economics.

He received his Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.

[3] Maurice Schweitzer collaborated with Adam Galinsky to write their first book "Friend and Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both".