2025 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ron Riggio

Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and former Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. Dr. Riggio is a leadership scholar with more than two dozen authored or edited books and more than 250 articles/book chapters. His research interests are in leadership, followership, organizational communication, assessment centers, nonverbal communication and social competence.  He is part of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study, examining leadership development across the lifespan (from 1 year of age and through middle adulthood).  In addition to research on leadership development, he has been actively involved in training young (and not so young) leaders. His blog, Cutting-Edge Leadership, has been contributing to the field of leadership, on Psychology Today, for more than 15 years. His most recent books are: Leadership in Ukraine: Studies During Wartime (coauthored with Alexander Negrove), Leadership & Virtues (co-edited with Toby Newstead); and Daily Leadership Development: 365 Steps to Becoming a Better Leader (2020).