Fellows
Our Honorary Fellows, the world’s most esteemed thought leaders, deans, chairs, and professors, are proudly affiliated with Leaders Excellence. This prestigious title acknowledges extraordinary achievements and contributions in professional fields. Many Honorary Fellows enrich our community by sharing insightful articles and sparking discussions, inspiring members to delve deeper and enhance their leadership skills.
As a Leaders Excellence member, you’ll engage directly with top-tier business educators, accessing comprehensive information on distinguished business educators across the nation. This resource empowers you to connect with the educator who best aligns with your business needs.
Our Honorary Fellows are esteemed academics and professors from leading business schools, recognized as experts in their domains. Recent inductees include marketing luminary Philip Kotler, and Harvard Business School professors Frank Cespedes, Tom Eisenmann, David Fubini, and Ashley Whillans.
Browse our alphabetical directory of honorary fellows, sorted by last name:
David Aaker, Professor Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley – Hailed as the “Father of Modern Branding”
Gad Allon, Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Abraham, Head of Dubai Campus and 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
Stacy Blake-Beard, Professor, Simmons School of Management, Simmons College and 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 and Distinguished Professor, Babson College — Visiting, MIT and Harvard Business School
Martin N. Davidson, Senior Associate Dean and Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Scott DeRue, Dean and Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Ravi Dhar, Director and Professor, Yale School of Management, Yale University
J.P. Eggers, Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University
Tom Eisenmann, Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs and 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 and Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
David G. Fubini, Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
David Gibson, Professor, University of Cumbria and Global Entrepreneurship Education Award Winner USASBE
Francesca Gino, Professor, Administrative Leave, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Shane Goodwin, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Adjunct Professor, SMU Cox School of Business
Terri L. Griffith, Associate Dean, Chair and Professor, Leavey Business School, Santa Clara University
Anil K. Gupta, Chair and Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Raj Gupta, Author, Speaker, HR Leader and General Manager Human Resources, Tata Consultancy Services
Diane Hamilton, Nationally Syndicated Radio Host, Speaker, Author, MBA Program Chair and Faculty Member
Ryan Hamilton, Professor, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Stuart L. Hart, Chair and Professor, School of Business Administration, University of Vermont
Richard Hendler, Lawyer and Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University
Edward D. Hess, Executive-in-Residence and Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
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, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University – Hailed as the “Father of Modern Marketing”
Thomas Koulopoulos, World Leading Futurist, Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker, Inc 500 CEO
Jim Kouzes, Author and Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
V. Kumar (VK), Professor of Marketing and the Goodman Academic-Industry Partnership Professor, Goodman School of Business, Brock 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 and Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
David Lewin, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson School of Management and Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group
Ted London, Director and 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 and Seasoned Advisor
Kenneth Merchant, Chair and Professor, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Barbara E. Mink, Senior Lecturer and 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 and Harvard Business School
Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Dean and Professor, IMD Business School South East Asia and Oceania and Visiting, Harvard Business School
Joseph T. Plummer, Professor, Columbia Business School, Columbia University
Baba Prasad, President and 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 and Educator
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 and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Conscious Capitalism
Baohong Sun, Associate Dean and Professor, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Kathryn E. Stecke, Chair and Professor, UT Dallas School of Management, University of Texas
Mohan Subramaniam, Professor, IMD Business School
Arthur J. Swersey, Professor, Yale School of Management, Yale University
Manoj Thomas, Director and 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 and Managing Director, EMEA, AACSB International
Joel E. Urbany, Professor, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
David J. Vogel, Chair and Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Steve Walton, Professor, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
John Westman, Adjunct Professor at Boston College & Adjunct Instructor at Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Ashley Whillans, Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University