Barry Posner is dean and professor of Leadership at Leavey School of Business in Santa Clara University. He holds a undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of California, a master’s degree in Public Administration from the Ohio State University, and a PhD in Organizational Behaviour and Administrative Theory from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Posner was awarded by the International Management Council in 2001; he is coauthor of the best-seller “The Leadership Challenge”.