Peter F. Drucker

The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University

At a time when institutions face growing challenges of trust, performance, and purpose, the Drucker Institute works to advance the ideas that help organizations succeed and societies thrive. As the steward of Peter F. Drucker’s intellectual legacy, the Institute connects nearly a century of insights into management, leadership, innovation, governance, and social responsibility to the needs of today’s leaders. Drucker understood that management is not merely a business discipline. It is a cornerstone of a functioning society. Through groundbreaking research, influential publications, leadership development programs, rankings, and innovation initiatives, we equip leaders across business, government, education, and the social sector to achieve meaningful results while strengthening the communities they serve. The Drucker Institute exists to ensure that Drucker’s most important question remains at the center of leadership everywhere: What must be done to make our organizations effective and our society stronger?

Michael H Kelly
Executive Director

Our Vision

A functioning society where every person lives in freedom, takes responsibility, and is treated with dignity.

Our Mission

Foster responsible leadership and effective management to strengthen institutions and organizations.

Our Pillars

Legacy.

Preserve and share Peter Drucker’s ideas so that people, organizations, and communities can make their greatest contribution to society.

Thought-Leadership.

Develop and share ideas that help people and organizations become more effective, more responsible, and more capable of making a meaningful contribution to society.

Research & Innovation

Apply Peter Drucker’s management principles to develop actionable insights, meaningful metrics, and rigorous assessments of organizational effectiveness.

Organizational Development.

Apply Peter Drucker’s management principles to help organizations strengthen performance, build capacity, and achieve lasting impact.

Our Audience

Public Sector Leaders

The Institute provides resources, such as the Drucker Playbook for the Public Sector and the Drucker Prize for Nonprofit Innovation, to help public and social sector leaders become more effective.

Private Sector Leaders

The Institute’s annual “Management Top 250” ranking, in partnership with the Wall Street Journal, specifically targets leaders in large, publicly traded companies. The Institute also offers training and consulting services to help these leaders strengthen their organizations.

Nonprofit Sector Leaders