Leadership
Michael H. Kelly
Michael H. Kelly serves as the executive director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University. The Institute was established in 1999 to collect and preserve Peter Drucker’s work and make it available to leaders, managers, scholars, students, and writers, advancing initiatives to support the practice of management. The Institute is now home to nearly a century of research on the Practice of Management, providing leaders and scholars an opportunity to learn “to strengthen organizations to strengthen society.
He is also the founding partner of the Sconset Group, advising public, private, and nonprofit leaders on solutions that generate economic growth, quality jobs, housing, and a skilled workforce. And the author of a weekly newsletter – Insights on LA. Mr. Kelly has worked in several high-level positions – The Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs, The Boeing Company, and with California Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He is also the founding chair of the Philanthropic Foundation for California State University, Dominguez Hills, an advisory board member for WorkingNation, cofounder of LA Goes Pink, and a former Trustee of AltaSea at the Port of LA. Michael received an Economics Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He was a Dean’s Merit Scholar at USC. Michael is married to Mia Kelly and is the proud father of three daughters.
Daniel Martin
Daniel serves as Chief Data Scientist for the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University. Daniel is currently pursuing a PhD in Positive Organizational Psychology at CGU, where he specializes in behavioral assessment development, the application of AI in personal and professional development practices, and the effects of positive emotion on professional communication networks. Daniel’s professional work involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to enhance organizational decision-making, as well as helping inform the development of technical systems to aid in automating these processes wherever possible. Daniel is passionate about applying his expertise in quantitative methodologies to help leaders make decisions that are informed by logical reasoning and sound evidence. Daniel’s work with us helps ensure that our processes yield measurable results that align with our mission and goals as an institution.
Cecilia Contreras
Cecilia serves as the Archivist for the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University. Her work consists of arranging, describing, preserving, and providing access to the various collections within the Drucker Institute archives, which include but are not limited to the Peter F. Drucker Papers, Tom J. Peters Papers, and the Drucker Institute Collection. She is committed to assisting students, researchers, and the like with all their research-related needs. Cecilia holds a Master’s in Library and Information Science with specializations in archival and library studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a B.A. in History from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Leah Johnson
Leah serves as a Drucker Institute Fellow at Claremont Graduate University. Leah brings extensive leadership experience spanning the public, private, and non-profit sectors. As a management consulting leader at Accenture and PwC Advisory Services, she developed and oversaw the execution of change management engagements supporting Fortune 500 business transformation initiatives impacting thousands of stakeholders, as well as designed and delivered workforce training programs. While serving as the Deputy Director of Workforce Development at the Los Angeles Coalition, she created and managed a portfolio of grant-funded workforce development partnerships with educational institutions, government agencies, and employers. Leah currently serves as a board member for the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles. She holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, an MPA from ASU, and a BS degrees in Marketing and BA degrees in Political Science and Communication from the University of Arizona Honors College.
Lewis Rowe
Lewis serves as a Drucker Institute Fellow at Claremont Graduate University. His work involves translating Peter Drucker’s ideas and ideals into inspiring management programs, for rising and established leaders within the public, private and social sectors.
As a management and design consultant, Lewis collaborated with corporations including Microsoft, Pfizer, Motorola, Panasonic, and IBM. As an entrepreneur, Lewis led a high-growth spin-out venture from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute as the startup’s Chief Strategy Officer.
In the social sector, his purposeful work includes fellow tenures within the impact investing arm of a global humanitarian organization and a government-funded accelerator, fostering community-driven innovation for a sustainable world.
Lewis earned his degree at the University of Wales Trinity St David and his executive education certification in Strategy (Design Thinking & Innovation) at Harvard Business School. Lewis is named as an inventor on numerous patents. His work has been recognized by the World Economic Forum, National Geographic, and the London Design Museum.