Professor Clinton O. Longenecker is the Stranahan Professor of Leadership and Organizational Excellence in the College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo, where he has taught for over 30 years. He received a Ph.D. in Management from The Pennsylvania State University.

Recognized by The Economist as one of the top 15 business professors in the world, Professor Longenecker has received over 40 teaching and scholarly awards throughout his career. He is the only professor in the history of The University of Toledo to have received the university's Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Researcher, and Outstanding Service awards.

Professor Longenecker is also an active management consultant, educator, and executive coach whose clients include a range of Fortune 500 firms and entrepreneurial organizations, including Harley-Davidson, ConAgra Foods, and Whirlpool Corporation.

He is a coauthor of the best-selling book, Getting Results: Five Absolutes for High Performance, and The Two-Minute Drill: Lessons for Rapid Organizational Improvement from America's Greatest Game, and has published more than 180 articles and papers in leading academic and professional journals including the MIT Sloan Management Review, The European Business Review, and Organizational Dynamics.