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Lessons in Ethical Leadership

Leadership is one of Elon's shared values and is both in MBA coursework and in co-curricular activities. Leadership opportunities include:


• The Legends of Business Program, which brings seasoned executives to campus to participate in seminars with students and share their philosophies for success. Past participants include:

  • Jerry D. Neal, co-founder and executive vice president of marketing and strategic development for RF Micro Devices
  • J. Richard Munro, former chairman and CEO of Time Inc.
  • Robert Ingram, vice chairman of pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline
  • Kerrii Anderson, former president and CEO of Wendy’s International

• Collaboration with Elon’s Executive Education Program on projects that develop solutions and strategies to meet the challenges of area firms

• Networking opportunities with the Business Ethics Speaker, hosted annually by The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. David Childers, president and CEO of Portland, Oregon-based EthicsPoint was the inaugural speaker.

• A Personal Development Plan, which is created by MBA students in their first semester, and serves as a checkpoint in personal and leadership development throughout the program

• Elon brings world leaders and scholars to campus to enrich the learning experience. Past speakers include:

  • Former President George Bush
  • Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
  • Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
  • Pulitzer Price winner Thomas Friedman
  • Queen Noor of Jordan
  • Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak
  • Archbishop Desmond Tutu
  • Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough
  • Primatologist Jane Goodall
  • Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
  • Former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers