Fellows
Our honorary fellows include some of the world’s most esteemed thought leaders, deans, chairs, and professors, who have proudly accepted this appointment and affiliation with Leaders Excellence.
The honorary fellowship designation recognizes exceptional achievement and contributions within an individual’s professional field. Many of our honorary fellows support our community by posting articles and creating discussion topics that encourage our members to ask deeper questions and think more critically as they hone their leadership competencies.
As a member of Leaders Excellence, you will have the ability to directly engage with some of the world’s most elite business educators. Leaders Excellence are offering comprehensive information on reputed business educators nationwide. You are able to quickly access the educator best-suited to your business requirements.
Our honorary fellows are comprised of accomplished academics and professors who hail from top business schools and are recognized experts in their respective fields. Our most recent honorary fellows include the father of modern marketing Philip Kotler, as well as Harvard Business School professors Frank Cespedes, Tom Eisenmann, David Fubini, and Ashley Whillans. Click below to see a complete list of our executive and academic honorary fellows.
Please view our list below of honorary (academic) fellows in alphabetic order according to last name:
Gad Allon, Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Abraham, Head of Dubai Campus & Acting Dean Global BBA, S P Jain School of Global Management
Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Professor, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida
Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
Jonathan Black-Branch, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, Canada
Stacy Blake-Beard, Professor, Simmons School of Management, Simmons College & Consultant, Harvard Center for Workforce Development
Stephen Burnett, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Frank V. Cespedes, Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Alexander Chernev, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Thomas H. Davenport, Chair & Distinguished Professor, Babson College — Visiting, MIT & Harvard Business School
Martin N. Davidson, Senior Associate Dean & Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Scott DeRue, Dean & Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Ravi Dhar, Director & Professor, Yale School of Management, Yale University
J.P. Eggers, Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University
Tom Eisenmann, Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs & Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Susan S. Fleming, Entrepreneur in Residence at Center for Regional Economic Advancement and Former Senior Lecturer, Cornell University
Sydney Finkelstein, Faculty Director & Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
David G. Fubini, Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
David Gibson, Professor, University of Cumbria & Global Entrepreneurship Education Award Winner USASBE
Shane Goodwin, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs & Adjunct Professor, SMU Cox School of Business
Terri L. Griffith, Associate Dean, Chair & Professor, Leavey Business School, Santa Clara University
Anil K. Gupta, Chair & Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Diane Hamilton, Nationally Syndicated Radio Host, Speaker, Author, MBA Program Chair & Faculty Member
Ryan Hamilton, Professor, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Stuart L. Hart, Chair & Professor, School of Business Administration, University of Vermont
Richard Hendler, Lawyer & Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University
Edward D. Hess, Executive-in-Residence & Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Roxana Bahar Hewertson, Executive Leadership Coach, Author, Consultant, and Speaker
Aneel Karnani, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Robert S. Kemp, Professor, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
Philip Kotler, Professor Emeritus, Speaker, Bestselling Author of 86 Books & Known as the “Father of Modern Marketing”
Thomas Koulopoulos, World Leading Futurist, Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, Inc 500 CEO
Jim Kouzes, Author & Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
Lakshman Krishnamurthi, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Johannes Ledolter, Professor, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
Michael Lenox, Senior Associate Dean & Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
David Lewin, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson School of Management & Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group
Ted London, Director & Senior Research Fellow, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
John Mattone, Best-Selling Author, #1 Authority on Intelligent Leadership, World’s #2 Ranked Executive Coach
Christopher McCusker, Lecturer, Executive Programs, Yale School of Management, Yale University
Patrick J. McKenna, Internationally Recognized Author, Lecturer, Strategist & Seasoned Advisor
Kenneth Merchant, Chair & Professor, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Barbara E. Mink, Senior Lecturer & Assurance of Learning Director, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
Valerie L. Myers, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, World Champion in Project Management, Professor, Director Global PMO, Author, Blogger, Speaker
Jeffery Pfeffer, Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Lynn W. Phillips, Award-Winning Scholar, Faculty Member Emeritus of Stanford Graduate School of Business & Harvard Business School
Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Dean & Professor, IMD Business School South East Asia and Oceania & Visiting, Harvard Business School
Joseph T. Plummer, Professor, Columbia Business School, Columbia University
Baba Prasad, President & CEO at Vivékin Group, Fellow at the Wharton School
Nils Randrup, Professor, UCI Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
Adam V. Reed, Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
Martin Roll, Harvard Board Advisor, Strategy Expert, Leadership Advisor, CEO Mentor, INSEAD Distinguished Fellow, Author, Speaker & Educator
Nina Rung-Hoch, Board Member, Ed-Tech Advisor, Lecturer, MBA Graduate, Harvard Business School
William (Bill) Shea, Former Executive Education and Business Development Director, Harvard Business School
George J. Siedel, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Raj Sisodia, Professor, Babson College & Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Conscious Capitalism
Baohong Sun, Associate Dean & Professor, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Kathryn E. Stecke, Chair & Professor, UT Dallas School of Management, University of Texas
Mohan Subramaniam, Professor, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
Arthur J. Swersey, Professor, Yale School of Management, Yale University
Manoj Thomas, Director & Professor, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
Elizabeth R. Thornton, Professor, Babson College
Paul A. Tiffany, Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Zeynep Ton, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ron Tuninga, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Joel E. Urbany, Professor, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
David J. Vogel, Chair & Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Steve Walton, Professor, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Ashley Whillans, Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Please view our list below of honorary (executive) fellows and select members in alphabetic order according to last name:
Carol Anderson, Author, Blogger, Speaker & Repurposing Human Resources Champion
Bryan Baldwin, Managing Partner, Innosale Consulting & Vice Chairman Alumni Council, Riverside Military Academy
Brett Berhoff, Huffington Post Contributor & Business Strategist
Chuck Brooks, Named Top 5 Cybersecurity Exec to Watch, Georgetown U Faculty, 2X Presidential Appointee, FORBES Contributor, Cybersecurity
Michael D’Angelo, Lead Consultant, Secure Direction Consulting & Former Captain, South Miami Police Department
Khurshed Dordi, Group COO India & Vice Chair of the Board, Deutsche Bank
Raj Gupta, Author, Speaker, HR Leader & General Manager Human Resources, Tata Consultancy Services
John Hudson Garrett Jr., Strategic Medical Affairs Executive & Infection Prevention Expert, Professor & Patient Safety Thought Leader
Yonason Goldson, Rabbinic Scholar, Director of Ethical Imperatives, TEDx Speaker, Writer, Executive Coach and Trainer
Douglass Hatcher, Business Storytelling Trainer and Coach, Former Speechwriter for a U.S. Senator + CEOs, Author, Conference Speaker
Karima Hana-Meksem, Senior Consultant & Leadership Development Expert
Jimmy Jain, Founder of Sequel, SDTP, Strengths Coaching Society, Member of Forbes Coaches, Gallup & Transformational Neurocoach
Madana Kumar, Servant Leadership Evangelist, Thought Leader, Author
Jorgen Lindegaard, Member of Several Boards & Ret. Top Executive (CEO) Fortune 500
Danielle Lucido, Leadership Advisor, Trainer & Coach
Timothy McAuley, Mutli-Award Winning, World Renowned Environmental Leader & Expert, Founder, Chairman & CEO, CHANGE
Sumit Mitra, CEO, Tesco Global Business Services – Mentor/Speaker/Visionary
Torben Moller, Business Technology Expert & Ph. D., University of California, Berkeley
Jay Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Elliman
Rick Patterson, Head of Security Operations, Bridgewater Associates & Former Special Agent at U.S. Secret Service
Michael H. Peters, CEO Trusted Inc & Instructor, Harvard Graduate School of Design & Harvard GSD Sr Project Advisor Executive Education
Graham Robertson, Marketing Trainer, Brand Consultant, Ex J&J, Pfizer, Coke General Mills, Author
Terence Sadler, CISSP, MSIA, Assistant Chief of Staff, Mission Support, U.S. ARMY
Anne Marie Segal, Career and Leadership Coach & Author and Resume Writer
Madelyn Sierra, Leadership Development Consultant & Executive Coach
Sadhana Somasekhar, CEO & Managing Director, Accredited CEO/Leadership Coach, Platinum Infosystems
Germain St-Denis, Management Consultant—Effective Remote Leadership, Technology Adoption and Change Leadership, Mentor & Coach
Frederick Talbott, Award-Winning Educator & Visiting Professor, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
Sebastian Thalanany, Adviser, Author – Thought leadership, Technology, Strategy, Innovation, Advocacy
Brandon Webb, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author & Former Navy SEAL
Robert Van Wicklin, Vice President at Bonaventure University & Former Chief of Staff at U.S. House of Representatives
Joseph Williams, Sr. News Editor, US News & World Report & Nieman Fellowship, Harvard University