Biography

Tony Rucci joined the faculty at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University in 2006 following a 25 year career as an executive officer with three Fortune 100 companies: Baxter International, where he was Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development; Sears Roebuck and Co., where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer; and Cardinal Health, where he was President of Strategic Corporate Resources and Chief Administrative Officer. He has held a broad range of senior officer responsibilities, including extensive board of directors and governance experience, merger and acquisition responsibilities, large scale organizational transformation efforts, as well as international responsibilities. His roles have included global responsibility for: corporate strategy and business development, legal, human resources, investor relations, information technology, quality and regulatory affairs, media relations and communications, government affairs, corporate branding, procurement and sourcing, ethics, security, real estate, aviation and crisis management. He has also been Chairman of the Board of Sears Mexico, and held a joint role as CEO of the Ohio State University Physicians, Inc. and Senior Associate Vice President for Health Sciences at the Ohio State University Medical Center.

Academically, Rucci has been Dean of the College of Business at the University of Illinois, Chicago and a tenured professor. He has published over twenty five articles and book chapters, including the Harvard Business Review and Fortune magazine. He has been on the editorial board of several professional journals, as well as an ad hoc reviewer for book publishers, including Harvard Business School Press. He has taught at several universities, including Ohio State University, Bowling Green State University, the University of Illinois, Chicago, and the University of Texas, Dallas. He is a frequently sought speaker, and has delivered over 125 invited speeches and keynote addresses over the past ten years at major conferences and events. Rucci holds bachelors, masters and PhD degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University. His current teaching, publication and consulting activities focus on the areas of strategy development and execution, leadership effectiveness, team effectiveness, and the role of intangibles in the value creation chain. Most recently, he has received the 2008 Distinguished Career Executive Award by the Academy of Management. (8.08)