The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)® has 2 governing bodies — the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees. Trustees have fiduciary responsibility for the corporation’s physical and financial assets, operations, and tax-exempt status. They elect the Trustees and Governors, appoint committees, manage succession, and select auditors and advisors for the corporation. The Board of Governors is charged with managing the affairs of the corporation with respect to program, policy, and implementation of the educational purposes of CCL.

Our Executive Team and Senior Fellows are comprised of the individuals overseeing the day-to-day operations of our leadership programs, the research conducted, and our societal advancement projects at multiple locations around the world. We also have a number of Distinguished Associates.

Our Board of Governors

Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson (USN Ret.)

Chairman

Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson, (USN Ret.)

Former President & CEO, Navy Federal Credit Union, Coronado, CA

Sue Pittacora

Vice Chair

Sue Pittacora

Senior Vice President, Analytics & Reporting, TAG – The Aspen Group, Chicago, IL

Elaine Biech

Elaine Biech

President & Managing Principal, ebb associates inc.,
Norfolk, VA

Mona Edwards

Mona Edwards

Founder and Owner, LIFT Coaching and Consulting,
Greensboro, NC

Chris Ernst, PhD

Chris Ernst, PhD

Senior Vice President, Talent & Chief Learning Officer, Workday,
Palo Alto, CA

James A. Hoffman

James A. Hoffman

Business Counsel and Attorney at Law,
Greensboro, NC

Heesun Lho

Heesun Lho

Vice President of Programs, Tory Burch Foundation,
New York, NY

Rafat Malik

Rafat Malik

Chairman & CEO, M&R Partners GmbH,
Surrey, United Kingdom

Jay Morris, PhD

Jay Morris, PhD

Principal, Westbury Consulting LLC, New Haven, CT

Admiral John M. Richardson (USN Ret.)

Admiral John M. Richardson (USN Ret.)

Former Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy,
Alexandria, VA

Nicolas Richardson

Nicolas Richardson

Managing Director, AFI Capital Partners,
Austin, TX

Peter L. Richardson

Peter L. Richardson

Chairman, Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.,
Westport, CT

Steven G. Rogelberg, PhD

Steven G. Rogelberg, PhD

Chancellor’s Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, CEO of SRF Inform, LLC, Charlotte, NC

Martin Schneider

Martin Schneider

President & CEO, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC

Lara Tiedens, PhD

Lara Tiedens, PhD

Research Scholar & Interim Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Portola Valley, CA

Jeff Yurcisin

Jeff Yurcisin

Chief Executive Officer, Grove Collaborative, Seattle, WA

Board of Trustees

Peter L. Richardson, Chairman
Chairman
Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.
Westport, CT

Sue Pittacora, Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, Analytics & Reporting
TAG – The Aspen Group
Chicago, IL

Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson (USN Ret.)
Former President & CEO
Navy Federal Credit Union
Coronado, CA

David E. Dines
Chief Financial Officer
Cargill
Wayzata, MN

Mona Edwards
Founder and Owner
LIFT Coaching and Consulting
Greensboro, NC

Haynes G. Griffin
Chairman & CEO
Insect Shield, LLC
Greensboro, NC

Nicolas Richardson
Managing Director
AFI Capital Partners
Austin, TX

Tyler Richardson
Principal/Director of Asset Management
Range Properties
Greensboro, NC

Executive Team & Senior Fellows

Executive Leadership Team

Martin Schneider
President & CEO

David G. Altman, PhD
Executive Advisor

Lisa Cavanaugh
Chief Strategy Officer

Fara Francis
Chief Information Officer

Renee Hultin
Chief Operating Officer

Stephen Martin
Chief of Staff

Sarah Nabors
Chief Marketing Officer

Janet Russell Norton
Chief People Officer

Bradley E. Shumaker
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary

Senior Fellows

John Fleenor, PhD
Greensboro, NC

Jean Leslie, MA
Greensboro, NC

Don Prince
Greensboro, NC

Distinguished Associates

Honorary Governor & Chairman

William C. Friday
1976–1996

Past Presidents

John W. Red, Jr.
1970–1981

Kenneth E. Clark, PhD
1981–1985

Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.
1985–1994

Robert J. Lee, PhD
1994–1997

John R. Alexander
1997–2007

John R. Ryan
2007–2022

Honorary Senior Fellows

Barry Berglund, MPA
James S. Bruce
Roger Conway, DPA
David L. DeVries, PhD
Wilfred H. Drath III
Abigail Dunne-Moses
Karen Dyer, PhD
Robert C. Ginnett, PhD
Stanley S. Gryskiewicz, PhD
Victoria Guthrie
David M. Horth
Robert E. Kaplan, PhD
Roger T. Kelley
Carole A. Leland, PhD
Michael M. Lombardo, EdD
Jennifer Martineau, PhD
Cindy McCauley, PhD
John B. McGuire
Ann M. Morrison
Russ Moxley
David M. Noer, DBA
Luke Novelli, PhD
Chuck Palus, PhD
Gary Rhodes
Doug Riddle, PhD
Marian N. Ruderman, PhD
William W. Sternbergh
Ellen Van Velsor, PhD