The people who keep this room honest.

Our Leadership Council is a group of presidents, provosts, sitting deans, associate deans, and industry leaders who guide where WIBE goes next. They shape the programming, open doors for members, and hold the bar on what makes this community worth showing up for.

The room behind the room.

Thomas Aicher

Incoming Dean, Northern Arizona University

"Strategy matters, but so does having a circle that understands your world."

Michael Bedell

Dean, Northeastern Illinois University

"Being a dean means living in complexity. WIBE turns complexity into possibility."

Rachel Clapp-Smith

Dean, Mike Cottrell College of Business, University of North Georgia

"Leadership is lonely, but great leadership has a community behind it."

Deborah Compeau

Phyllis J. Campbell Endowed Dean, Carson College of Business, Washington State University

"Innovation is not a budget line. It is a mindset."

Bertie Greer

Rist Family Dean, Manning School of Business, UMass Lowell

"You don't rise alone here. WIBE is the community that lifts you up."

Felisa (Preciado) Higgins

Associate Vice Provost & Dean, John Martinson Honors College, Purdue University

"You can be brilliant alone, but you are unstoppable in WIBE."

Ioana Lazar

Associate Dean, ESIC Business School (Spain)

"This is the power of community for the leaders shaping the future."

Lisa Leander

Founder & CEO

"Leadership feels less lonely when you have a community that refuses to let you go small."

Emily McMahon

Associate Vice President, Marketing, Eduvantis

"Heavy jobs feel lighter when you have the right people in your corner."

Lance Nail

Provost & SVPAA, The University of Southern Mississippi

"Passion keeps you moving when the path is unclear. Energy helps others follow."

Kaj Pedersen

Global Technology Executive, Former CTO, AstrumU

"A good strategy sets the direction. The right circle makes sure you are not walking it alone."

Ekin Pellegrini

Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, University of Missouri St. Louis

"The learning we share in WIBE becomes the innovation that defines the future of business education."

Sandra Richtermeyer

President, Nevada State University

"Community and connection are key."

Debjani Sarkar

Principal Group Engineering Manager, Health and Life Sciences Solutions, Microsoft

Regan Schaffer

Divisional Dean, Business Administration, Pepperdine University

"Real innovation requires space to experiment, fail, and adjust."

Christine Sinapi

Dean, Programmes & Development, ESSCA (France)

"Leadership grows faster in a global community. Your ideas find their place in the world."

Isho Tama-Sweet

Associate Dean, University of Montana

"Real community is not about comfort. It is about challenge, raw honesty, and growth."

Brandon Victoria Youngman

Associate Vice President, WorldStrides Higher Education

"Leadership is people work. WIBE understands that better than anyone."