Mary C. gentile

Author, Former Harvard & UVA Faculty, Board member, higher ambition leadership alliance

Mary Gentile is a member of the board of directors at the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance and the creator of Giving Voice to Values. Mary is a Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute Business & Society Program. She is also an independent consultant with a focus on management education and leadership development. 

Mary has authored numerous books and articles, including the award-winning book Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right. Her work remains a leading voice in the business curriculum for values-driven leadership and has been featured in publications such as Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, McKinsey Quarterly, and more.  She was a content expert for the award-winning interactive program “Managing Across Differences” (Harvard Business Publishing). Mary also partnered with Nomadic.FM to launch six online interactive modules around giving voice to values. 

Mary was named one of the 2015 "100 Most Influential in Business Ethics" by Ethisphere, one of the "Top Thought Leaders in Trust: 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners" by Trust Across America-Trust Around the World, and one of the "Top Minds 2017" in ethics leadership by ComplianceWeek.


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