Michael Frese

Michael Frese is a German psychologist and academic specializing in organizational behavior and management. He is a Distinguished Professor and Faculty Chair at the Asia School of Business and holds a professorship at Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany. Frese's research is in the areas of stress, work and health and human-computer interaction.

Education and career

Frese completed his Master of Science degree in psychology at the Free University of Berlin. After his studies, he worked as a scientific assistant at the chair for educational and social sciences at the Technical University of Berlin, where he received his doctorate in 1978.
Frese began his academic career as a visiting professor at the University of Bremen In 1980, and from 1981 until 1983 at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1984, Frese received a professorship for work psychology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. From 1991 to 2009 he held the chair for work and organizational psychology at Justus Liebig University Giessen. In the period from 1995 to 2000, he also held a chair at the University of Amsterdam.
Frese has held a dual appointment at Leuphana University of Lüneburg since 2009. From 2009 to 2020, he was affiliated with the Business School at the National University of Singapore, where he served as Head of Department and was appointed to the Provost’s Chair in 2016. In 2020, he took a period of leave from the National University of Singapore, and took a position as professor of organization and management at the Asia School of Business. In 2025 he was named distinguished professor and faculty chair at ASB.