Roderic Hewlett

Roderic Hewlett is an economist, author, and former senior academic leader and professor with extensive experience in higher education, finance, and organizational strategy. He has served as a university chief academic officer, business school dean, and professor of economics and finance, and has taught globally, including in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and China. A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, his work integrates economics, leadership, and ethical frameworks for decision-making.

He is the author of The Cognitive Leader: Building Winning Organizations Through Knowledge Leadership, The Virtuous Economy: Reforms in the Franciscan Tradition, and The Bonfire of the Verities: Franciscan Perspectives on Decision-Making and Choice. His forthcoming books include Beyond Algorithms: Reframing AI as Intellectual Capital for Human Flourishing and Stakeholder Consumers in the Age of AI: A New Macroeconomic Signal in a Post-Intervention Economy, both with CRC Press/Taylor & Francis.

His writing explores the intersection of human and intellectual capital, ethics, institutions, and human flourishing, offering a distinctive framework for understanding economic systems, leadership, and the moral dimensions of modern markets.