Emerging C-Suite Leaders Program

DIANA CORDOVA

Faculty Director, Clinical Professor of Executive Education, Academic Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI)

Diana Cordova is a recognized expert in the areas of leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and human motivation in organizational settings. She has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, helping them develop and execute strategic approaches to achieve sustained, profitable growth.

SANJAY KHOSLA

Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group

A trained executive coach, Sanjay Khosla advises many companies across industries. He is also the co-author of Fewer Bigger Bolder: From Mindless Expansion to Focused Growth, which was named the Best Business Book (2014) by The Globe and Mail and one of the 10 Mind-Altering Business Books (2014) by the Huffington Post.

SERGIO REBELO

MUFG Bank Distinguished Professor of International Finance at the Kellogg School of Management

Sergio Rebelo’s research focuses on macroeconomics and international finance. He has won numerous teaching awards at the Kellogg School of Management, including the Executive Masters Program Outstanding Professor Award and the Professor of the Year Award. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the European Central Bank, the European Commission, the McKinsey Global Institute, and the Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs.

Mohanbir Sawhney

Associate Dean, Digital Innovation, McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology; Clinical Professor of Marketing; Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation

Prof. Sawhney is a globally recognized scholar, teacher, consultant and speaker in business innovation, modern marketing, and Artificial Intelligence applications in business.
He is a contributor to Forbes and his articles have been published in Fortune, Financial Times, CIO Magazine and TheHill.com. Professor Sawhney's consulting clients include a wide range of leading companies across industries, including Microsoft, GE, McDonald's, and many others.

Shana Carroll

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations; Associate Chair of the Management & Organizations Department; Co-Director of the Leadership Development and Communications Program (LDEV)

Shana Carroll is a Clinical Professor at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, specializing in leadership, change management, and communication. She previously worked at NYU's Stern School of Business and as a Product Manager at PR Newswire Association, Inc.

David Schonthal

Clinical Professor of Strategy; Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Kellogg; Faculty Director of the Zell Fellows Program; Director of the Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice

David Schonthal is an award-winning Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management where he teaches courses on new venture creation, design thinking, healthcare innovation and creativity.
David, co-creator of Friction Theory, best known for "The Human Element." He's an entrepreneur with IDEO background, associated with 7Wire Ventures and Pritzker Group. A Forbes, Inc., and Harvard Business Review writer, he's a Crain's "40 Under 40" alum and a Thinkers50 finalist. A multi-award-winning Kellogg professor.

Nicholas Pearce

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

A scholar, speaker, entrepreneur, and pastor, Dr. Nicholas Pearce is an award-winning Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, the founder and chief executive officer of The Vocati Group, a boutique global management consulting firm, and the Associate Pastor of Chicago’s historic Apostolic Faith Church. He is the author of the bestselling book The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work.

Edward Zajac

F. Bere Professor of Management & Organizations

Edward Zajac's research, teaching, and consulting focuses on strategy, alliances, and corporate governance. He has worked with several well-known organizations, such as AstraZeneca, General Mills, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Toyota.

Harry M. Kraemer

Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

Harry M. Kraemer, Jr. serves as an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago. Previously, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International and also worked for Bank of America and Northwest Industries.

Gregory Carpenter

Harold T. Martin Professor of Marketing; Director of the Center for Market Leadership

Gregory Carpenter focuses on understanding how firms thrive by succeeding with consumers. He is currently exploring how luxury firms influence tastes through brands and how health care systems are embracing a shift from a physician-centric approach to a consumer-centric perspective.

Michelle L. Buck, PhD

Clinical Professor of Executive Education

Professor Buck's courses focus on the ways that leaders maximize their own performance and unleash the potential of others by addressing 1) how self-reflection and self-awareness of one's identity, values and purpose serve as foundations of effective leadership; and 2) how leaders engage and inspire others and set them up for success. She teaches modules on leadership narrative and storytelling, creating inclusive cultures of courageous conversations, and the dynamics of leading and following. Professor Buck also teaches Negotiations as a process of effective communication and creative problem solving, helping people to transform perceived differences and conflict into new opportunities.

Leigh Thompson, PhD

J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations, Professor of Management & Organizations

Leigh Thompson’s research focuses on negotiation, creativity, virtual communication, and teamwork. Thompson directs several executive education programs, including: Leading High-Impact Teams, Negotiation Mastery Certificate program, Constructive Collaboration (with Brayden King), and High Performance Negotiation.