Diana Cordova

Diana Cordova is a Clinical Professor of Executive Education and Academic Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI) at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She oversees program development for over 350 executive education programs annually and advises on leadership development for Fortune 500 companies. Her roles include Managing Director for Program Development, Senior Leadership Team member at Kellogg Executive Education, and former Vice President for Leadership Programs at the American Council on Education (ACE).

Education: Ph.D. in Social Psychology (Stanford University, 1993); B.A. in Psychology and Spanish Literature (Smith College, 1988). Prior to Kellogg, she was an Assistant Dean at Yale University's Graduate School and taught social psychology there. She also held academic positions at the University of Michigan.

Research interests focus on enterprise leadership, human motivation, and diversity in higher education leadership. Her work explores strategies to advance inclusive excellence and organizational effectiveness. Notable publications include studies on leadership diversity in college presidencies and affirmative action's societal impacts.

Awards include the Lex Hixon '63 Prize for Teaching Excellence (1999) and Northwestern's Service Excellence Award. She currently serves on the board of The Family Institute and previously advised TIAA's Hispanic Advisory Council. Key contributions include co-developing C-suite leadership courses at Kellogg and designing ACE's leadership programs for higher education administrators.

Program leadership includes oversight of Kellogg's custom executive programs and the Enterprise Leadership Program, which equips leaders to scale strategic decision-making. Her career bridges academia and industry, emphasizing practical applications of leadership theory in complex organizational settings.