Our honorary fellows include some of the world’s most esteemed professors and executives, 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 networking community by publishing articles in our Leaders Journal and creating discussion topics that encourage our members to ask deeper questions and think more critically as they hone their leadership competencies. In addition, several are active participants in our advisory committee and programs.

Please find below a list of appointed honorary fellows in alphabetic order according to last name:

Abdul Ali, Professor, Babson College

Gad Allon, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

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, Associate Dean & Professor, University of London & Member of Oxford University

Stacy Blake-Beard, Professor, Simmons School of Management, Simmons College

Stephen Burnett, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Alexander Chernev, Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Thomas H. Davenport, Chair & Distinguished Professor, Babson College — Visiting, Harvard Business School

Martin N. Davidson, Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Scott DeRue, Dean (July 1st), 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

Susan S. Fleming, Professor, Cornell School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University

Sydney Finkelstein, Faculty Director & Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

David Gibson, Visiting Professor in Innovation and Enterprise Edu., Derby Business School, University of Derby

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

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

Donald Kieffer, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thomas Koulopoulos, Thought Leader & Author, The Gen Z Effect

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, Associate Dean & Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

David Lewin, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles

Jorgen Lindegaard, Member of Several Boards & Ret. Top Executive (CEO) Fortune 500

Ted London, Director & Senior Research Fellow, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

John Mattone, The World’s #1 Authority on Culture & Leadership

Christopher McCusker, Professor, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

Kenneth Merchant, Chair & Professor, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

Barbara E. Mink, Professor, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

Torben Moller, Business Technology Expert & Ph. D., University of California, Berkeley

Valerie L. Myers, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Jay Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Elliman

Jeffery Pfeffer, Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Lynn W. Phillips, Award-Winning Scholar & Founder, Reinventures

Joseph T. Plummer, Professor, Columbia Business School, Columbia University

Nils Randrup, Managing partner & Adjunct Professor, Rockwave & AVT Business School

Adam V. Reed, Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina

Laura Morgan Roberts, Professor, Antioch University

Martin Roll, World-Renowned Branding Expert, Martin Roll Company

Nina Rung-Hoch, Professor, Board Member, Ed-Tech Advisor

George J. Siedel, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Madelyn Sierra, Leadership Development Consultant & Executive Coach

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

Frederick Talbott, Award-Winning Educator & Visiting Professor, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

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, Dean, Faculty of Business and Law and Pro Vice Chancellor, Kingston University London

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