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Dr. Mary Crossan
Dr Mary Crossan is a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Strategic Leadership at the Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada. Her recent research focuses on the development of leader character as a critical foundation to support and elevate leader competencies. In 2021, Mary earned recognition on a global list representing the top 2% of the most cited scientists in her field. Additionally, she has been honoured with the lifetime career achievement Academy of Management Distinguished Educator award. Mary‘s research on leader character, organizational learning and strategic renewal, and improvisation has been featured in more than 100 articles and books. She is coauthor of Developing Leadership Character and The Character Compass: Transforming Leadership for the 21st Century, cohost of the Question of Character podcast, cofounder of Leader Character Associates, and co-founder of Virtuosity Character.