Cornell's Women of Color Colleague Network Group is excited to host a special installment of an ongoing Leadership Development series. This session will be focused on "Developing a Personal Motto/Brand" with Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten, President of Simmons University. This event will be open to all via Zoom.
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About Lynn Perry Wooten
Lynn Perry Wooten, a seasoned academic and an expert on organizational development and transformation, is the ninth president of Simmons University. She is the first African American to lead the University. She is thrilled to return to her Cornell home to share this session on leadership.
Specializing in crisis leadership, diversity and inclusion, and positive leadership, Dr. Wooten is an innovative leader and prolific author and presenter. She came to Simmons from Cornell University, where she was the David J. Nolan Dean and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Prior to that, she served on the faculty of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business for nearly 20 years.
Dr. Wooten is the author of nearly 30 journal articles, more than 15 book chapters and four books. This includes The Prepared Leader and the Wall Street Journal best-selling book Arrive and Thrive. A resident of Brookline, Dr. Wooten is actively involved in the Boston philanthropic and civic community. She currently serves on the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Trustee Advisory Board, the JFK Library Foundation Board of Advisors, the Fenway Alliance Board of Directors, The George School Board of Trustees, the MASCO Board of Directors, and the GBH Board of Trustees. In addition, Dr. Wooten is an active member of several national volunteer leadership organizations, and she serves on the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan Board of Directors and the North Carolina A&T University Board of Trustees.
Dr. Wooten holds a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina A&T State University, where she was valedictorian; an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business; and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. In addition, she received a Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Wooten is married to David Wooten, a chaired marketing professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. They have two children, Justin and Jada. Read more about Dr. Wooten.
Sponsored by: Women of Color Colleague Network Group, SC Johnson College of Business, Department of Inclusion and Belonging