About Me

Ed Barrows

Professor of the practice of Leadership, Brown University

I'm currently Professor of the Practice of Leadership at Brown University. I teach and coach leaders from a variety of industries in both a group and individual capacity, to improve their leadership skills. I’m also an Orchestrator for Duke Corporate Education’s customer executive education programs.

My current research, teaching, and coaching focuses on leadership and leadership development with a particular emphasis on how strategic leaders build skills and how they lead. I've written several articles for Harvard Business Publishing, and in 2012, co-authored Managing Performance in Turbulent Times, a guidebook for helping leaders execute strategy successfully in today's volatile business environment.

Before joining CLIR, I worked in professional services for Duke CE, the Palladium Group, PwC, Deloitte, and GE Capital. I've also held faculty positions at Boston and Babson Colleges. Before and concurrent with my private sector career, I spent 21 years in the U. S. States Marine Corps. I hold a DBA from Cranfield School of Management, an MBA from Georgetown and a BSBA from Boston University.