Professor, Clayton State University, Georgia

Leon is the Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement, and Professor of Management in the College of Business at Clayton State. He also serves as a Research Fellow at Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation - University of Cambridge. He has published articles in respected journals such as Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Business Ethics, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Review. His first book (coauthored with Dr. Simone Phipps) is entitled African American Management History: Insights on Gaining a Cooperative Advantage. His scholarship has received recognition from Thinkers50, the Academy of Management, and the United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Resource & Leadership Development (Focus: Social Entrepreneurship) from Louisiana State University, an ALM in Extension Studies, History with Graduate Certificates in 1) Social Justice & 2) Corporate Sustainability & Innovation from Harvard University, an Executive Certificate in Leading Sustainable Corporations from Oxford University, an MBA from Georgia Southern University, and a BSc. in Management from Claflin University.

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