Blair Sheppard
Dean, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Blair Sheppard is dean of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and chair and founder of Duke Corporate Education, the first full-service provider of customized, enterprise-wide management education to global organizations. He has consulted to more than 100 companies and governments in the areas of corporate strategy, relationship management, structure and leadership, and his research has resulted in more than 50 books and articles. Prior to founding Duke CE, Sheppard was the senior associate dean of Fuqua and played a leading role in the creation of two innovative management education programs. He received his bachelor and master’s degrees from the University of Western Ontario and his PhD from the University of Illinois.