Jackson Nickerson (born 1962) is an American academic who studies leadership, organizations, and strategy. Nickerson was the Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy (Emeritus) in Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He also was the associate Dean and Director of Brookings Executive Education from 2009-2017 and was a non-resident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution from 2010-2020.