Rune Todnem By

Rune Todnem By is a Professor of Leadership and UNESCO Chairholder on Leadership, Innovation and Anticipation at the University of Stavanger's Department of Leadership and Service Innovation. He leads Norway's first MTN Master's in Transformation and Innovation program and has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Change Management since 2008. His research focuses on reframing leadership theory to address 21st-century challenges through frameworks like the EPICally MAD model and the Telos Leadership Lens. Key themes include ethical leadership, organizational change, sustainability, and design thinking.

He holds editorial roles in multiple journals and has authored/co-authored influential books on organizational change and leadership ethics. His work emphasizes collective purpose-driven leadership, stakeholder capitalism, and institutional renewal. Recent publications explore design thinking applications in change management and leadership's role in addressing climate challenges. By actively engages in public discourse through media contributions and open letters addressing institutional dysfunction in academia.

His research spans interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare systems, generational dynamics in workplaces, and the ethical dimensions of leadership in higher education. By's academic-practitioner approach bridges theoretical insights with actionable strategies for organizations facing complex societal challenges.