Martin N. Davidson

Dr. Martin N. Davidson is Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. In his research, teaching, and consulting, Dr. Davidson focuses on how leaders can use diversity strategically to create sustainable competitive advantages for their firms, both globally and domestically. His research on the impact of culture and ethnicity on career development and on conflict management appears in top managerial and academic publications including Harvard Business Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Research on Negotiation in Organizations, Journal of Personality, and the International Journal of Conflict Management.

In addition to teaching leadership in Darden’s Executive Education and MBA programs, he consults with a host of Fortune 100 firms, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. He has served as the national chair of the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management. Davidson and has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Public Radio. He currently writes posts for Washington Post.com’s “On Leadership” series.

His new book, entitled “The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed” will be available Fall 2011. For more information on Martin N. Davidson, his current and developing work, and to view his weekly blog, “In My Opinion,” visit www.leveragingdifference.com.