Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Learn about the Leadership and Organizational Behavior academic area at Darden, its faculty and its work.
The Leadership and Organizational Behavior area challenges students to stretch their understanding of human behavior in organizations and to develop their leadership abilities by engaging them in topics related to individual behavior, interpersonal behavior, group and team behavior, organizational structure, systems, culture, human resource management, career management, diversity and leading organizational change.
The area's diverse faculty seeks to help participants in all Darden School programs (full-time MBA, Executive MBA, Doctoral) to become more effective leaders in the world of practical affairs.
Faculty

Gabrielle (Gabe) Adams
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration and, by Courtesy, Psychology (Social)

Peter Belmi
Scott C. Beardsley Associate Professor of Business Administration

Martin N. Davidson
Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean and Global Chief Diversity Officer

Jim Detert
John L. Colley Professor of Business Administration

Lillien Ellis
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Lynn A. Isabella
Frank M. Sands Sr. (M.B.A. ’63) Associate Professor Emerita of Business Administration

Sean Martin
Donald and Lauren Morel Associate Professor of Business Administration

Melanie Prengler
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Roshni Raveendhran
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Laura Morgan Roberts
Frank M. Sands Associate Professor of Business Administration

Melissa Thomas-Hunt
Vice Dean; Senior Associate Dean for the Residential Full-Time MBA Program & Special Advisor to the Dean on Connection
John D. Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

Phil Thompson
Visiting Associate Professor of Business Administration
