Neal M. Ashkanasy OAM (born 5 June 1945[citation needed]) is an Australian academic best known for his work on emotions in the workplace.

[7][8] In 1975, he undertook a Churchill Fellowship world tour to study water resources development in the USA, Europe, Israel, and India.

[9] Commencing his academic career in 1986 with the School of Psychology, Ashkanasy was later seconded to the UQ Technology and Innovation Management Centre (1989).

[11] Ashkanasy is the founder of the "Emonet" (the Emotions network)[1][12] and "Orgcult" (Organizational Culture) Listservs, which are sponsored by the Academy of Management.

[14] Ashkanasy has published over 300 journal articles and book chapters and is author or co-author of over 300 conference papers.

Ashkanasy received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2017 "for service to tertiary education, to psychology, and to the community".