Handpicked Thought Leaders

Handpicked. Diverse. Very Engaging.

Experts that Match Your Needs, Not Ours.
The best learning experience comes from not just the best experts, but the right experts.

Since Smith Executive Education is a Women's Leadership Center and not a business school, we are not beholden to one set of faculty. We have the flexibility to handpick the best women's leadership and global business experts from universities, corporations and consultancies, assuring that you are getting the most amazing learning experience possible.

Below is a representative sample of our esteemed faculty:

Marshall Goldsmith

Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority on helping successful leaders get even better by achieving positive, lasting change in behavior – for themselves, their people and their teams. He has worked with over 120 major CEOs and their management teams. His book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, is a New York Times best seller and a Wall Street Journal #1 business book. He has been recognized by Forbes as one of the 15 most influential thought leaders in the world, and by Fast Company as America’s preeminent executive coach. Goldsmith has been a volunteer teacher for U.S. Army generals, U.S. Navy admirals, Girl Scout executives, and the International and American Red Cross.

Samantha Howland

Samantha Howland, DSI Senior Managing Partner, has spent her career at the intersection of strategy and talent development. Through her consulting work she has helped organizations build their strategic leadership capability and the strategy agendas. She has also worked extensively national organizations using tools like future industry studies to encourage big-picture thinking, innovation, and dynamic growth. Samantha received a BA from Vassar College and a MS in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Matthew J. Slaughter

Professor Slaughter is Associate Dean and Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. His area of expertise is the economics and politics of globalization, particularly the global operations of multinational firms. From 2005 to 2007, Slaughter served on the Council of Economic Advisers, advising the President of the United States and his cabinet on issues including international trade and investment, currency and energy markets, and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. His ideas have been widely featured in Business Week, The Economist, Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and CNBC’s Closing Bell.