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Leigh Thompson is an American author and academic. She is the J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Thompson's research has been focused on the topics of negotiation, group decision making, analogical reasoning and creativity. She is the author and editor of eleven books including Negotiating the Sweet Spot: The Art of Leaving Nothing on the Table, Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration, Stop Spending, Start Managing: Strategies to Transform Wasteful Habits, Making the Team: A Guide for Managers, The Mind And Heart of the Negotiator and The Truth about Negotiation.

Thompson is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. As of 2025, Thompson's work has been cited 10,600 times according to Scopus.