Our Faculty & Staff
Benedictine University’s award-winning faculty anchor the Values-Driven Leadership program and teach side-by-side with the world’s top Distinguished Visiting Scholars to ensure our students are exposed to the latest theories, research and practice.
Our faculty works closely with each student on their entire doctoral program experience including course work, dissertation research, chairing their committees, and involving global thought leaders as committee members.

Mike Manning, Ph.D.
Director of Research; Professor of Leadership, Strategy & Change, Center for Values-Driven Leadership
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Marie Di Virgilio, Ph.D.
Core Faculty, Organizational Change & Corporate Responsibility, Center for Values-Driven Leadership
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Gus Gustafson, Ph.D.
Leadership Scholar-in-Residence, Core Faculty, Leadership Development, Center for Values-Driven Leadership
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Our Distinguished Visiting Scholars

Bruce Avolio, Ph.D.
Mark Pigott Chair in Business Strategic Leadership
Executive Director, Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking
Michael G. Foster School of Business,
University of Washington
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Bernie Banks, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Leadership Development, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Academy Professor & Department Head, West Point Military Academy (Former)
Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Retired)
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Frank Barrett, Ph.D.
Professor of Management and Global Public Policy,
Naval Postgraduate School
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Richard Boyatzis, Ph.D.
Professor in Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science Departments,
Case Western Reserve
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Stephanie Creary, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
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Amy Edmondson, Ph.D.
Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School
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Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Ronald Fry, Ph.D.
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management,
Case Western Reserve University
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Mary Gentile, Ph.D.
Creator/Director Giving Voice to Values and Professor of Practice, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
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Stuart Hart, Ph.D.
S.C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University,
Founder & President, Enterprise for a Sustainable World
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Mary Jo Hatch, Ph.D.
C. Coleman McGehee Eminent Scholars Research Professor Emerita of Banking and Commerce,
University of Virginia (Retired)
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Barbara Kellerman, Ph.D.
James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
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Mikko Ketokivi, Ph.D.
Professor of Operations Management & Organization Design
IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
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Chris Laszlo, Ph.D.
Professor, Weatherhead School of Management,
Case Western Reserve University
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Rodney Ludema, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Economics and School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Chief Economist, US State Department; former Senior Economist, President’s Council of Economic Advisers
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Joyce Osland, Ph.D.
Lucas Endowed Professor of Global Leadership, Executive Director/Founder of Global Leadership Advancement Center,
San Jose State University
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Jill W. Paine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resources & Organizational Behavior,
IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
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Bill Pasmore, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice of Social-Organizational Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University; Senior VP, Center for Creative Leadership
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Robert Quinn, Ph.D.
Margaret Elliot Tracey Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
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Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D.
Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology,
Claremont McKenna College
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Melvin L. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Organizational Behavior; Faculty Director, Executive Education; Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
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