Exploring the Intersection Between Global Leadership and China
Doug's Academic & Professional Connections
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Doug teaches leadership, organizational consulting and global change, and serves as the Director of China Initiatives
On Global Leadership
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Doug co-founded this innovative thought leadership website that explores the intersection of leadership and China
Berlin School of Creative Leadership
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Berlin School of Creative Leadership
Doug taught leadership development and creative leadership at this international higher education program
Apple
George Washington University
Berlin School of Creative Leadership
Doug was Director of Apple University China in Shanghai, China
George Washington University
George Washington University
George Washington University
Doug was Dean of the George Washington University School of Business
New York University
George Washington University
George Washington University
Doug was a Professor at New York University Leonard M. Stern School of Business
Doug on the 'Net
CNN Business: One Year After Crackdown
NYT Profile of Prof. Doug Guthrie: Apple & Xi Jinping's China
CNN: China Cracking Down on Data Privacy, But at What Cost?
China's 'unprecedented' crackdown stunned private enterprise. One year on, it may have to cut business some slack.OGL's Doug Guthrie's latest thoughts on China were shared with CNN Business and can be found here.
CNN: China Cracking Down on Data Privacy, But at What Cost?
NYT Profile of Prof. Doug Guthrie: Apple & Xi Jinping's China
CNN: China Cracking Down on Data Privacy, But at What Cost?
China is seizing on data privacy in a sweeping campaign that threatens to cut companies off from global investment. Read more about the trend, and what Prof. Doug Guthrie says about the China activities.
NYT Profile of Prof. Doug Guthrie: Apple & Xi Jinping's China
NYT Profile of Prof. Doug Guthrie: Apple & Xi Jinping's China
NYT: Censorship, Surveillance & Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
Doug Guthrie is profiled in The New York Times and discusses how he warned Apple that the company had no Plan B when it came to its China supply chain. Read more.
NYT: Censorship, Surveillance & Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
Doug talks leadership development in a new podcast from Adaptability Assessments
NYT: Censorship, Surveillance & Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
The New York Times publishes an expose on Apple's practices in China, and it features comments from Professor Guthrie about Apple's activities. Read more.
Doug talks leadership development in a new podcast from Adaptability Assessments
Doug talks leadership development in a new podcast from Adaptability Assessments
Doug talks leadership development in a new podcast from Adaptability Assessments
Listen to Doug's interview with Ross Thornley of Adaptability Assessments about leadership. Listen to his podcast.
Listen to Doug speak with his friend and colleague Sudir Venkatesh
Doug talks leadership development in a new podcast from Adaptability Assessments
Doug talks leadership development in a new podcast from Adaptability Assessments
Noted sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh talks with Doug about the technology sector and its impact on the world. Listen to his podcast.
SupChina: Talking China and how western companies can operate there
SupChina: Talking China and how western companies can operate there
SupChina: Talking China and how western companies can operate there
Read The age of cooptation: The high cost of doing business in Xi’s China. Doug's exploration of how doing business in China comes at a very high price. Read more.
Biography
Doug Guthrie is a dynamic speaker and respected thinker in the areas of China-US business leadership and geopolitics. He brings notable experience and success as a senior executive and leadership consultant in the corporate, academic and public sectors across the United States and globally. He thrives in opportunities that stimulate dialogue on important public issues of the day, including the global ambitions of China, the importance of technology in the long-term health and vitality of the global economy, and the critical role of organizational leadership in galvanizing the United States' innovative and sustainable economy.
Doug is a professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and director of its China Program. He also is co-founder of On Global Leadership, a thought leadership, China advisory and executive education provider that serves individuals and organizations worldwide. Doug teaches leadership at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership, where he was the academic director from 2008 until 2011.
Doug is dedicated to working with leaders and organizations to make communities better places for everyone to work and live. His record of scholarship and corporate leadership gives him a unique view of contemporary geopolitical movements and events. He is often called on to speak in the United States and around the globe about the intersections of China, technology, academia and organizational leadership.
Doug has spent his career researching, writing, teaching and advising companies about two topics: organizational development, where he has focused on issues of leadership, organizational culture and corporate social responsibility; and the Chinese economic reforms, where he has delved into the intersection of economic and political forces that lead to successful economic development models.
From 2014 to 2019, Doug was based in Shanghai, China, as a senior director at Apple, Inc., where he led Apple University efforts on leadership and organizational development. Prior to joining Apple, from 2010 to 2014, Doug was dean of the George Washington School of Business, vice president for University China Operations, and professor of international business.
From 1997 to 2010, Doug held faculty positions at NYU’s Stern School of Business, where he was professor of management and director of custom executive education, and NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, where he was professor of sociology and the founding director of the university’s Office of Global Education. He has held visiting professorships at several business schools, including Kellogg, Harvard, INSEAD, Stanford, Columbia and Emory. He served as director of the Business Institutions Initiative at the Social Science Research Council (1999 to 2003). His research has been recognized by numerous grants and awards.
Doug received an AB in East Asian languages (Chinese literature) from the University of Chicago and MA & PhD degrees in organizational sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Doug studied in Taipei, Taiwan, during his undergraduate years and conducted PhD research in Shanghai, China. He has authored and edited numerous books, academic articles, popular articles, and reports on Chinese economic reform, leadership and corporate social responsibility, and economic development in American cities.
