Conference on Principled Leadership

Trevor serves as the dean of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, where he has been a faculty member since 2001, and interim dean of the Max M. Fisher College of Business. He recently served as a Senior Advisor to the Provost providing advice and counsel on organizational design, strategy and resource planning for Ohio State’s 15 academic colleges. In 2022, he became president of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), a membership organization dedicated to promoting the ideal of public service through higher education.

Trevor previously held the position of Pasqual Maragall Chair Visiting Professor at the University of Barcelona’s Department of Economic Policy and a visiting assistant professor position in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Additionally, he served as the U.S. project manager and associate project executive for the Parliamentary Development Project, a U.S. Agency for International Development-funded organization that provided technical assistance to the Ukrainian parliament from 1994-2013. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Theresa is the Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in social, organizational and individual differences psychology from the University of Illinois and her BA in psychology from DePaul University.

She has published extensively in top management journals including the Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of Applied Psychology and been cited in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and Huffington Post. In her TEDx talk, “Let’s Make Work Better” she shares simple, evidence-based techniques to improve our working lives.

Ben earned his master’s and PhD degrees in organizational psychology from the University of Miami and his bachelor’s degree in psychology Ohio State.

His research interests focus on managerial leadership, employee health and well-being, and the performance of prosocial and antisocial work behaviors. Ben’s research has been published in The Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology.

He has served on several editorial boards and as associate editor of The Academy of Management Journal. He is a fellow of the Southern Management Association, American Psychological Association, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Hun is recognized for his research into how organizational leaders optimally leverage bottom-up contributions from their members. His other research topics include leadership, empowerment, proactivity, diversity and artificial intelligence.

He has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Human Relations and Human Resource Management. He serves on the editorial boards of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and the Journal of Applied Psychology. His research has appeared in popular press outlets such as Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

He is the distinguished Denman Scholar of Principled Leadership Studies at Fisher, and he also received the college's highest research honor, the 2023 Pace Setters Faculty Research Award. He was named to the inaugural cohort of Provost’s Early Career Scholars at Ohio State.

Hun earned his PhD in organizational behavior and human resources from Michigan State University, his master’s in human resources from Seoul National University, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Yonsei University.

Eric is responsible for global accounting, payroll and compliance operations and execution along with enterprise and employee financial services for Johnson & Johnson’s businesses across all sectors and regions with an organization of more than 2,500 employees across six delivery hubs and more than 50 local offices around the globe.

Eric has been with Johnson & Johnson since 2004 holding several financial leadership roles in the company’s Vision Care, General Surgery and Orthopaedics franchises. He also spent three years as the head of Corporate Treasury and three-and-a-half years as the CFO for one of J&J’s newest franchises focused on developing robotic and digital solutions for surgical intervention.

Eric is a Certified Management Accountant and Certified Finance Manager. He is a long-serving member of Fisher’s Alumni Board, a former chapter president of the National Black MBA Association, and a member of the Institute of Management Accountants Global Board of Directors, along with other nonprofit and university advisory board positions.

Eric is a happily married, native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and currently lives and works in New Jersey.

Jo Ann joined Diamond Hill, a valuation-disciplined boutique asset manager, in 2017 as managing director of business development and marketing. She brought extensive experience developing and growing investment management firms. She assumed the newly created role of chief client officer in 2020, where she has focused on delivering excellent client experiences. Jo Ann is also a member of the firm’s management team which is chartered with setting and delivering on the firm’s strategy.

She began her career with Cincinnati Financial Corporation, where she ultimately focused on business development efforts for the firm’s asset management subsidiary, CinFin Capital Management. In 2003, she joined Ariel Capital Management, Inc. in Chicago, serving in various business development and leadership roles.

Jo Ann sits on the board for Families Flourish, a Columbus-based organization focused on improving access to housing, education and wellness for families. She is also a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at Fisher, where she earned her undergraduate degree in business before earning an MBA from Xavier University.

As Nationwide’s chief ethics officer, Parag is responsible for maintaining the company’s high standards of ethics and business practices. This includes leading the Office of Ethics, with oversight of the company’s ethics program (code of conduct compliance, helpline administration) and internal investigations.

Parag joined Nationwide and its Legal & Regulatory department in 2005. He worked on a wide variety of corporate and business law issues and regulatory matters before transitioning into his current role in 2018.

Prior to joining Nationwide, Parag was a corporate attorney at the law firm Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn (now Ice Miller LLP). He has also held a judicial externship at the Supreme Court of Ohio and internships at the United States Attorney’s Office, Price Waterhouse and Cummins.

He received his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Parag is an active community volunteer and serves as the board chair for the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust (a nonprofit organization), a local and national judge for BBB’s Torch Awards program, and a mentor for law students through the local Asian Pacific American Bar Association.  
 

Larry teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in talent management, organizational behavior, human resource management and organizational change. Actively involved in executive education and consulting, he brings extensive industry experience to his work.

Before academia, Larry held leadership roles in talent management at PepsiCo, AlliedSignal/Honeywell and Cardinal Health, where he served as vice president of talent management. His expertise spans culture management, leadership development, performance management and organizational change.

Larry holds a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology from Ohio State and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Purdue University. A highly regarded educator, he has received numerous teaching awards, including Ohio State’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Larry’s dedication to teaching and mentorship has left a lasting impact on students and professionals alike.

Angus is a professor of story science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative. His research into leadership has been called “mind blowing’ by author Malcolm Gladwell and has been featured in media outlets ranging from BBC Science to Harvard Business Review.

Angus, who earned his PhD at Yale, was awarded the U.S. Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal for “groundbreaking” achievement in training special operations personnel in leadership and decision-making skills.

As chief control manager, Corrine oversees the risk and control framework as part of the first line of defense in an operational risk management construct. The Controls team works with various business functions to provide appropriate governance and oversight and to ensure problems are identified quickly, escalated properly, remediated where appropriate and develop solutions to prevent them from occurring in the future. 

In addition to her role in controls, Corrine is also the Columbus strategic hub location leader and represents the 18,000 employees in Central Ohio.

Prior to her work in controls, she was controller for the various divisions of JPMC for nine years through numerous mergers, including the Corporate Accounting team. She began her JPMC career in Internal Audit and qualifies as a financial expert under the SEC guidelines.

Corrine currently serves on the board of directors for Nationwide Insurance and C6 Bank, a digital Brazilian bank. She also serves on the board for several nonprofit organizations including Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Regional Port Authority and Columbus State Community College.

Corrine lives in Dublin, Ohio, with her husband and has four children.

Jimmy is responsible for the strategy and executive leadership of two core businesses at Lincoln Financial Group: retirement plan services and group benefits. These businesses offer a range of products and services to employers and their employees, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, holistic financial wellness offerings, in-plan guaranteed income and stable value solutions, and financial protection solutions like disability, life, dental, accident and critical illness coverage.

With over 30 years of industry experience, Jimmy possesses broad and deep leadership experience in worksite-focused businesses across various functions, including product strategy and development, underwriting, distribution, customer service, claims and operations.

Before joining Lincoln, Jimmy served as the chief executive officer for Versant Health, a managed vision care company that provides care for more than 38 million members. He was responsible for providing corporate direction and overseeing the overall performance of the company.

Jimmy holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and has completed executive programs at Columbia Business School and Harvard Business School.

Jerome provides strategic leadership and support for commercial technology development, data and analytics and eCommerce across Cardinal Health. He leads a diverse cross-functional team that leverages capabilities such as enterprise data, business intelligence, advanced data and analytics, artificial intelligence and more.

Jerome has been with Cardinal Health for more than 20 years, obtaining positions of increasing responsibility in IT, finance and pricing. Most recently, he was senior vice president of Digital Transformation Office (DTO), a focused effort to enable growth through digital solutions aimed at core business processes, the customer experience and health care solutions.

Jerome serves on the Columbus State Community College Board of Trustees, Cardinal Health Foundation Board and is a board member and treasurer for the Rebuild and Renew Community Development Corporation. He has been involved with inclusion and belonging programs at Cardinal Health, such as the Gender Partnership Committee and the BOLD network for Black and African American employees.

Raj is a trusted leadership advisor, executive coach and strategist who helps executives and their teams navigate complexity with courage, clarity and impact.

As co-director of the Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) and a senior partner in WittKieffer’s Leadership Advisory practice, Raj specializes in developing physician and health care leaders to drive meaningful transformation in their organizations and communities.

With over 25 years of leadership consulting experience, Raj has advised and coached CEOs, senior executives and top teams across health care, life sciences, higher education and other mission-driven industries. His work centers on leadership development, executive assessment, organizational culture transformation and top-team alignment. He believes that high-impact leadership requires a balance of strategic insight, personal reflection and bold decision-making.

Prior to joining WittKieffer, Raj held senior leadership roles at global executive search and leadership consulting firms, focusing on leadership transformation, talent assessment and executive coaching.

Raj holds a Doctorate of Education (EdD) and brings a deep commitment to lifelong learning, strategic thinking, and personal mastery in leadership.

Ben earned his master’s and PhD degrees in organizational psychology from the University of Miami and his bachelor’s degree in psychology Ohio State.

His research interests focus on managerial leadership, employee health and well-being, and the performance of prosocial and antisocial work behaviors. Ben’s research has been published in The Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology.

He has served on several editorial boards and as associate editor of The Academy of Management Journal. He is a fellow of the Southern Management Association, American Psychological Association, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Hun is recognized for his research into how organizational leaders optimally leverage bottom-up contributions from their members. His other research topics include leadership, empowerment, proactivity, diversity and artificial intelligence.

He has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Human Relations and Human Resource Management. He serves on the editorial boards of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and the Journal of Applied Psychology. His research has appeared in popular press outlets such as Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

He is the distinguished Denman Scholar of Principled Leadership Studies at Fisher, and he also received the college's highest research honor, the 2023 Pace Setters Faculty Research Award. He was named to the inaugural cohort of Provost’s Early Career Scholars at Ohio State.

Hun earned his PhD in organizational behavior and human resources from Michigan State University, his master’s in human resources from Seoul National University, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Yonsei University.