Ann K. Buchholtz

Ann K. Buchholtz (Ph.D., New York University) is Professor of Leadership and Ethics and Research Director of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers University. She also is the past chairperson of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management. Dr. Buchholtz was a member of the Academy’s ethics task force that designed a Code of Ethics for the Academy, and she served as the inaugural chairperson of the Academy’s Ethics Adjudication Committee. She is the coauthor, with Archie Carroll,of Business & Society: Ethics, Sustainability, and Stakeholder Management, now in its eighth edition. She has authored numerous articles that examine the intersection of business ethics, social issues and corporate governance. Her work has been published in Business and Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Management, Organization Science, the Journal of Management Studies, Corporate Governance an International Review, among others, and she has presented in numerous national and international conferences. She serves on the editorial boards of Business & Society and Business Ethics Quarterly. Dr. Buchholtz was awarded the “Trailblazer Advocate of the Year” award for her service learning programs which taught business students to use their skills to effect positive changes in society. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards including Profound Effect on a Student Leader.