2009 Faculty Pioneers

Thomas Donaldson is Mark O. Winkelman Professor at the Wharton School, where he has been repeatedly celebrated by his students as Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Dr. Donaldson has written prolifically and published broadly on business ethics, values and leadership and is considered a true trailblazer in these areas. He is the author of four books, translated into numerous languages, including Ties that Bind: A Social Contract Approach to Business Ethics (Harvard Business School Press, 1999), which was the winner of the 2005 Academy of Management Best Book Award in the Social Issues and Management division. He is a founding member and past president of the Society for Business Ethics.

 

Dr. Donaldson is a respected voice in both the corporate and public sectors. As an elected member of the National Adjudicatory Council of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, in 2002 he testified before the U.S. Senate regarding the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform legislation. In 2006 he delivered an address to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Anan, regarding the United Nations' reform initiatives. Dr. Donaldson was named the most influential “thought leader” in Ethisphere Magazine 's 2007 ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics. He serves as a trustee of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

 

His list of consulting clients is vast and his lecturing schedule takes him around the world many times over. Dr. Donaldson frequently appears on news shows and has been quoted in most major print media.