Biography
Dr. Kurke's inspiring keynotes and training have established an international reputation for his leadership programs. Lance brings his business acumen and academic research to those in Fortune 500 and governmental positions.
Lance has been the President of the CEO Club of Pittsburgh, the President of his own consulting firm, and a successful academic administrator in a series of roles.
He has served as Academic Director of the MBA Programs, a Professor of Leadership and Strategy in the Donahue Graduate School of Business at Duquesne University, and Adjunct Professor at the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University—a post he retains.
Dr. Kurke conceived of, recruited a team, developed, and found funding for the world's first accredited MBA program to integrate concepts of sustainability throughout the MBA curriculum. That MBA program was ranked 8th in the world by the Aspen Institute. He has more than 50 publications and his AMACOM published book, The Wisdom of Alexander the Great, has reached #17 at Amazon.com, and is available in 9 languages. His next book is forthcoming.
Dr Kurke earned his BS from Stetson University and his MBA, MA and Ph.D. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and has held two faculty appointments internationally. Lance lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his children Jamie and Max.
Lance Kurke helps leaders fundamentally change their challenging world… to dream bigger dreams and to give them tools to achieve those dreams.
