Michael Mannor

Professor Mannor conducts research on executive leadership and organizational learning. In his work on learning, he studies how organizations create and leverage unique knowledge to achieve superior performance. In his work on top executives, his research focuses on the powerful role of executive leadership to both help and hurt public, private, and family-run businesses through strategic action. As part of this research, Professor Mannor has traveled widely to personally spend time with CEOs, researching the most complex strategic decisions these leaders have ever faced. This has included in-depth research with the CEOs and board chairs of many of the largest organizations in the world, including leading public and family firms in energy, banking, healthcare, retail, professional services, telecommunications, fast food, investment management, insurance, risk, and other industries. His research has been published in the Strategic Management Journal, the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and several books. Mannor and his research have been highlighted in the media on NPR, CNN, the Associated Press, BusinessWeek, in the WSJ, USA Today, LA Times, MSNBC, NYTimes, Fortune, ABC, Yahoo, the Atlantic, and a variety of other media outlets. Mannor has been recognized for his civic contributions as a "Forty under 40" leader and was awarded Notre Dame's top faculty award for volunteer work that serves to advance the cause of peace and human rights (the Grenville Clark Award). Prior to entering academia, he worked for five years at a start-up data and telecommunications provider and founded a small entrepreneurial web business in Michigan. Mike is also the former the chair of the board for the LuMind IDSC Foundation, an international Down syndrome support organization based in Boston that raises millions of dollars each year to support research and families, and created an annual fundraiser that has brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars for Down syndrome research.