D. Quinn Mills

Daniel Quinn Mills is the Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. Mills earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a master of arts and doctor of philosophy from Harvard University, both in economics. He began his academic career as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining Harvard Business School.

During the Vietnam War, Mills worked in Washington, D.C., overseeing wages, prices, and profits in the construction industry, which accounted for 14 percent of GDP, while also teaching at MIT's Sloan School of Management. He served as an impartial umpire for dispute resolution in construction, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, and the AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan. Mills also served as a commissioner on the National Commission on Employment Policy in Washington, contributing to economic policy and labor relations.

Mills provides expertise in leadership, business strategy, venture capital, finance, economics, and geopolitics. He consults with corporations and governments and lectures on management, leadership, strategy, economics, and geopolitics. Mills is recognized for his analysis of Asian and Western leadership styles and is a member of the Innovation Council of Malaysia, a ministry-level council chaired by the prime minister. He has consulted for more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies and in nearly 20 countries, as well as for the U.S. government.

Mills is the author of 35 books on leadership and management, covering topics such as geopolitics, investments, capital markets, business strategy, network organizations, demographics, marketing, empowerment, and union relations. Notable titles include "Broken Promises: An Unconventional View of What Went Wrong at IBM," "Wheel, Deal, and Steal: Deceptive Accounting, Deceitful CEOs, and Ineffective Reforms," and "Managing Human Assets: The Groundbreaking Harvard Business School Program." Additional works include "America's Future," "Beleaguered Superpower," "Global Economic Turmoil and the Public Good," "Democracy and Its Elected Enemies," "Rising Nations," and "Masters of Illusion: Presidential Leadership, Strategic Independence and America's Public Culture," co-authored with economist Steven S. Rosefielde.

Mills has appeared on NBC's Today Show and has been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Business Week. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and has been recognized as a business educator, consultant, and author by Marquis Who's Who. Mills addresses corporate, government, and academic audiences on issues in business, management, and global affairs.