CCL Researchers Honored With Editor’s Commendation

CCL Researchers Honored With Editor’s Commendation

Researchers from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)® have received an honorable Editor’s Commendation from the Journal of Business and Psychology for a recently published paper titled, “Advancing Organizational Science Through Synthetic Data: A Path to Enhanced Data Sharing and Collaboration.”

Each year, the Journal of Business and Psychology awards the Editor’s Commendation to papers that the journal’s editors find particularly intriguing and exciting. This recognition is awarded to the top 2% of all papers submitted to the journal each year.

Written by CCL’s Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Andy Loignon, and Senior Data Scientist, Sirish Shrestha, the paper was completed in conjunction with colleagues at Rice University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  It discusses synthetic data as a solution to address concerns surrounding privacy and integrity in data sharing.

This recognition underscores CCL’s 50-year legacy of pioneering leadership research driven by cutting-edge data science.

“This groundbreaking work on synthetic data represents a pivotal advancement in leadership research, offering innovative solutions to data privacy challenges while enhancing the rigor and accessibility of our studies,” said Dr. Sarah Stawiski, Vice President of Leadership Research & Analytics. “By pioneering new methodologies, CCL is setting the stage for future explorations in leadership science.”

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At the Center for Creative Leadership, our drive to create a ripple effect of positive change underpins everything we do. For 50+ years, we’ve pioneered leadership development solutions for leaders at every level, from community leaders to CEOs. Consistently ranked among the top global providers of executive education, our research-based programs and solutions inspire individuals at every level in organizations across the world — including 2/3 of the Fortune 1000 — to ignite remarkable transformations.

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  • Published February 7, 2025

Honor Awarded To

Andy Loignon
Andy Loignon, PhD
Senior Research Scientist

Andy has over a decade of experience working as an organizational scientist identifying data-driven solutions that help organizations address some of their most pressing challenges. In his current role, his research focuses on work groups and teams and emerging leaders. Prior to joining us, Andy was a member of the faculty at Louisiana State University.

Andy has over a decade of experience working as an organizational scientist identifying data-driven solutions that help organizations address some of their most pressing challenges. In his current role, his research focuses on work groups and teams and emerging leaders. Prior to joining us, Andy was a member of the faculty at Louisiana State University.

Sirish Shrestha
Sirish Shrestha, MS
Senior Data Scientist

Sirish provides research and advanced analytical support for various internal and external projects, with a focus on applying machine learning and artificial intelligence into new and existing leadership development efforts. He’s interested in bringing novel analytical methods, machine learning, and natural language processing and understanding to leadership development.

Sirish provides research and advanced analytical support for various internal and external projects, with a focus on applying machine learning and artificial intelligence into new and existing leadership development efforts. He’s interested in bringing novel analytical methods, machine learning, and natural language processing and understanding to leadership development.

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