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.
Peter L. Richardson, Chairman
President
Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.
Westport, CT
Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson, (USN Ret.)
Former President & CEO
Navy Federal Credit Union
Vienna, VA
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
L. Richardson Preyer, Jr.
Agent
Deep Springs Management
Hillsborough, NC
Nicolas Richardson
Managing Director
AFI Capital Partners
Seattle, WA
Tyler Richardson
Principal/Director of Asset Management
Range Properties
Greensboro, NC
Martin Schneider
President & CEO
David G. Altman, PhD
Chief Research & Innovation Officer
Lynn Fick-Cooper
Chief Equity & Societal Impact Officer
Michael DePass
Vice President of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Fara Francis
Chief Information Officer
Jeff Howard
Vice President, Global Portfolio & Leadership Solutions
Renee Hultin
Chief Commercial Impact Officer
Hamish Madan
Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA
Elisa Mallis
Vice President & Managing Director, APAC
Stephen Martin
Chief of Staff
Sarah Nabors
Chief Marketing Officer
Deirdre G. Robinson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Shaurav Sen
Vice President, Partnerships & Innovation
Bradley E. Shumaker
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary
John Fleenor, PhD
Greensboro, NC
Jean Leslie, MA
Greensboro, NC
Don Prince
Greensboro, NC
William C. Friday
1976-1996
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
Barry Berglund, MPA
James S. Bruce
Roger Conway, DPA
David L. DeVries, PhD
Wilfred H. Drath III
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
