Director of PennCLO Executive Doctoral and Med Ed Masters Programs at GSE: Annie McKee	Print Issue
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Dr. Annie McKee joins the faculty at Penn's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) as Senior Fellow and Director of two of the school's premier graduate programs. As announced by Dean Andy Porter, Dr. McKee's expanded role at Penn GSE includes operational and strategic responsibility for the Chief Learning Officer (Penn CLO) executive doctoral program and the Medical Education (Med Ed) masters program. In her new role, she assumes responsibility for operational management of both programs, and she will continue to teach graduate students and contribute to scholarship through research and writing.

Both programs are part of Penn GSE's innovative contributions to life-long learning and teaching. The CLO program was launched in 2006 and is the only one of its kind among top-tier universities. This executive doctoral program is designed to prepare the CLO and other executives for success through rigorous and practical doctoral training. The Med Ed program was launched this fall. It is a unique collaboration between physician educators and learning and teaching experts who have come together to provide a comprehensive, innovative curriculum designed specifically for physicians and other health care professionals.

Dr. McKee is a bestselling business book author and advisor to top global leaders, from CEOs of Fortune 50 companies to government officials in South Africa. She has been honored as one of Businessweek's Top 100 leaders, and hailed as "the high priestess of executive coaching." She speaks widely around the world, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. Her work has been translated into over 20 languages and her newest book, Management: A Focus on Leaders, is to be published in its second edition by Pearson Prentice Hall in January. She is also the co-founder of the Teleos Leadership Institute, a consultancy that provides leadership development and advisory services around the world.

Dr. McKee earned her doctorate in organizational behavior at Case Western Reserve and her bachelors, summa cum laude, from Chaminade University of Honolulu. She has taught at Wharton's Aresty Institute of Executive Ed. and has served as adjunct professor at GSE for ten years.