Pozner's research focuses on questions of organizational ethics, corporate governance, social evaluation, and social movements. She is particularly interested in organizational misconduct, specifically the ways in which misconduct at the organizational level impacts top management and boards of directors at the companies involved. Her teaching focuses on leadership and organizational behavior at the graduate and executive levels.

She graduated with a Ph.D. in management and organizations from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; an MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University; a masters in economics from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and a bachelor's degree in foreign service in international economics from the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.