Sandra Cha

Sandra Cha is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior. She teaches in the masters and undergraduate business programs, and she was recently featured as “Professor of the Week” in the Financial Times.

Professor Cha conducts research on leadership, focusing on two aspects: leading through shared values (values-based leadership) and leading in the context of demographic differences (diversity management). Her research has appeared in publications including the Journal of Applied Psychology and Harvard Business Review. She has received multiple awards for her research, including two awards from the Academy of Management, the Accenture Award for a significant contribution to management, and an approximately $100,000 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Professor Cha holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, awarded jointly by Harvard Business School and the Harvard Psychology Department. She also earned an M.A. in Social Psychology and a B.A. in Psychology (magna cum laude) from Harvard University. Her past homes include La Paz, Bolivia; Manila, Philippines; and Washington, D.C.

Warren Leon

Warren Leon has been active in the United States on energy and environmental issues for the past two decades, and works with state government agencies to increase their effectiveness on a variety of subjects. He is Senior Advisory to the national Clean Energy States Alliance and also serves as a consultant to other organizations. From 2003 to 2009, he held several positions at the quasi-public Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, including serving as director of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, a state fund that annually awarded $40 million to advance clean energy. Before that, he was executive director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and deputy director for programs at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Warren is co-author of the influential book The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices (1999), with over 100,000 copies sold, and also co-authored Is Our Food Safe? A Consumer's Guide to Protecting Our Health and the Environment (2002). He was lead author and project coordinator for the recently released An International Strategy for Massachusetts (2010), which recommends ways for the state to expand exports and foreign direct investment.

Andy Molinsky

Andy Molinsky is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. He received his PhD in Organizational Behavior and MA in Psychology from Harvard University. He also holds a Master's Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA in International Affairs from Brown University. Professor Molinsky's research examines the challenges people face in performing emotionally demanding aspects of their jobs. Specifically, his work focuses on the difficulties entailed in adapting behavior in foreign cultural environments and on the moral and psychological challenges involved in performing "necessary evils" (causing harm for a perceived greater good) in professional work. One of Professor Molinsky's current courses, Managing Across Cultures, is based on his research on "cross-cultural code-switching," and aims to give students the skills, opportunities, and courage to operate effectively in unfamiliar, and emotionally difficult foreign cultural situations.

Kevin Steinberg

Kevin Steinberg is Chief Operating Officer amd Corporate Secretary at the World Economic Forum USA, the North American affiliate which acts as the headquarters for various industries within the Centre for Business Engagement based in New York, as well as the for the Forum's North American and Latin American activities. In this role he oversees industry teams, leads the Membership and Partnership Department, and guides institutional strategy. He has led several initiatives including the launch of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow community, the organization of worldwide Industry Summits, and the Foundation-level strategy projects. He is an ex-officio member of the Forum's Managing Board and member of the Board of Directors for Claridge, Inc and the New Center for Arts and Culture. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Mr. Steinberg spent ten years in wholesale and investment banking practice with McKinsey & Company.

Robert J. Thomas

Robert J. Thomas, PhD, leads the Accenture Institute for High Performance, which is Accenture’s global “think and act tank” with professional researchers based in Boston, Beijing, Chicago, Delhi, and London.  The Institute provides Accenture with original research and actionable insights on the global political economy and on the latest developments in business practice. In this role, Thomas has worked with top executive groups in Fortune 100 companies to help them become more effective as leadership teams.  He has designed and led leader development programs based on his book Crucibles of Leadership in organizations as diverse as a global software developer, a national electrical utility, a major research university, and a transnational media company.

A professor at Brandeis International Business School, Thomas teaches courses on the personal and organizational dimensions of leadership to mid-career executives from all over the world and from business, government, the armed forces, and NGOs.  He is also affiliated with MIT through his participation in the Sloan Fellows, the Leaders for Manufacturing, and the Greater Boston Executive programs.  In addition, Thomas teaches in executive sessions for the Harvard Business Review, the Center for Management Research, and the International Consortium for Executive Development Research.

Thomas has written numerous books including Crucibles of Leadership:  How to Learn from Experience to Be a Great Leader and What Machines Can’t Do:  Politics and Technology in the Industrial Enterprise. He has also co-authored Geeks and Geezers:  How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders; The Talent Powered Organization; Driving Results Through Social Networks; and The Organizational Networks Fieldbook.