John Alexander, Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership
(336) 279-9200, jalexander8@elon.edu
John Alexander, who served ten years as
president of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in
Greensboro before his retirement in March 2007, is the
Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of
Leadership at Elon University. Alexander works primarily with Elon University School of
Law to develop a comprehensive leadership component for the
school’s curriculum. He moderates the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership
Lecture Series with influential state, national and
international leaders including former presidential advisor David Gergen, former
North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt and Bonnie McElveen Hunter,
chair of the American Red Cross. Alexander led a period of unprecedented growth at CCL during
his tenure as president from 1997 to 2007. CCL increased its
annual operating revenues by more than 55 percent to $79
million in 2006. The center also significantly expanded its
operations in Europe and Asia, where it opened a campus in
Singapore in 2003. CCL also expanded its customized programs
and strengthened its focus on organizational leadership
development.
The Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership is funded by the estate of the late Isabella Cannon, a 1924 alumnus and former mayor of Raleigh, N.C.
(336) 279-9200, jalexander8@elon.edu
John Alexander, who served ten years as
president of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in
Greensboro before his retirement in March 2007, is the
Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of
Leadership at Elon University. Alexander works primarily with Elon University School of
Law to develop a comprehensive leadership component for the
school’s curriculum. He moderates the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership
Lecture Series with influential state, national and
international leaders including former presidential advisor David Gergen, former
North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt and Bonnie McElveen Hunter,
chair of the American Red Cross. Alexander led a period of unprecedented growth at CCL during
his tenure as president from 1997 to 2007. CCL increased its
annual operating revenues by more than 55 percent to $79
million in 2006. The center also significantly expanded its
operations in Europe and Asia, where it opened a campus in
Singapore in 2003. CCL also expanded its customized programs
and strengthened its focus on organizational leadership
development. The Isabella Cannon Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership is funded by the estate of the late Isabella Cannon, a 1924 alumnus and former mayor of Raleigh, N.C.
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