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Executive Leadership Ph.D.

Executive Leadership Ph.D. Current Cohorts

Cohort V (2026-2029)

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Lee Pifer
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Exiger
Seneca, SC
LinkedIn
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Jarvis Pitts
Police Sargent
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
LinkedIn
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Shauna Rowland
Principal
Shauna J Rowland Consulting, LLC
Charleston, SC
LinkedIn
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Brenna Casey Samikkannu
Strategy Consultant
Chicago, IL
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Cohort IV (2025-2028)

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O. Abimbola Akintolayo
Founder/Principal
Leaders Lane
Charlotte, NC
LinkedIn
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Zak Connor
Director, Marketing & Brand Operations
AmeriHealth Caritas
Newton Square, PA
LinkedIn
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Justin Jackson
Mission Critical Project Manager
Weitz Company
Bozeman, MT
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Steve Linton
Chief Operating Officer
Compact Cottages
Asheville, NC
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Natasha Messinger
Structural Project Manager
BMW
Greer, SC
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Cohort III (2024-2027)

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Mike Fuller
President and CEO
Berkeley Electric Cooperative
Charleston, SC
LinkedIn
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Matthew Lewis
Chief of Protocol, 11th Wing
United States Air Force
Alexandria, VA
LinkedIn
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Sarah McGowan
Co-Founder
The Talent Project
Boston, MA
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Maria Mejia
Executive Vice President
Ulterra Drilling Technologies L.P.
Fort Worth, TX
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Susan Nowicki
Managing Director
Bridgeport Partners LLC
Seneca, SC
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Domincio Simms
Human Resources Specialist
U.S. Department of State
Manassas, VA
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Monika Springer
Sr Leader, Research and Development
Chicago, IL
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