Quick Facts

Founded

The Center for Creative Leadership was founded in 1970 with financial support from the Smith Richardson Foundation Inc.

Mission

Our mission is to advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide.

President

John R. Ryan

John R. Ryan is the president and chief executive officer of the Center for Creative Leadership, a top-ranked, global provider of leadership education and research. Mr. Ryan was previously chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States. He has also served on CCL's Board of Governors since 2002. Prior to becoming Chancellor of SUNY in 2005, Mr. Ryan served as president of the State University of New York Maritime College and as interim president of the University at Albany. From 1998 to 2002, he was Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, where his focus on academics and fund-raising won widespread praise. A former pilot, Mr. Ryan commanded squadrons in Asia, Europe and the Middle East during a 35-year career in the military.

Governance

The Center is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit educational institution and is directed by a distinguished Board of Governors.

International Reach

We offer leadership solutions to a worldwide audience from CCL campuses and Network Associate locations across North America, Europe, and Asia. In 2007-2008 we served people from more than 120 countries.

Impact

The Center annually serves more than 20,000 individuals and 2,000 organizations across the public, private, nonprofit and education sectors and, last year alone, we funded 255 scholarships at a value of more than $1 million for leaders of nonprofit organizations to attend CCL educational programs. In addition, our knowledge was disseminated to nearly two million people through CCL publications.

Staff/Faculty

The Center employs nearly 600 faculty and staff on five campuses in North America, Europe and Asia and maintains relationships with approximately 500 adjunct faculty members worldwide.

Alumni

Since 1970, nearly 470,000 leaders have graduated from a Center program.

Financial Data

Our 2007-2008 operating revenue totaled $87.7 million. These funds were generated primarily by tuition, program and coaching fees, and supplemented with product and publication sales, royalties and fees, donations, grants and research contracts. On the expense side, we allocated 91 percent of our operating budget to education, research, products and publications, and nine percent to general administration.

Recognitions and Other Information
For more information, see the CCL Overview, Newsletters, Conferences and Events, Accolades and Awards, or Research information.

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