Shingo Academy
Membership in the Shingo Academy is an honor bestowed upon individuals with distinguished careers in organizational excellence. Members of the Academy support the mission of the Shingo Institute by attending events, providing contacts for speakers and site tours, furthering research, and providing advice. The Shingo Academy is the hall of fame for organizational excellence. New members are inducted into the Shingo Academy each year. Nominations are reviewed and chosen by the Shingo Executive Advisory Board.
James F. Albaugh
Executive Vice President | Boeing
Stan A. Askren
Former CEO | HNI Corporation
Kim Barnas
Chief Executive Officer | Catalysis Inc.
J.T. Battenberg III
Chairman & CEO | Delphi Corporation
Warren Batts
Chairman NAM | Tupperware Corporation
Norm Bodek
President | Productivity, Inc.
Guy Briggs
Vice President | General Motors
Gifford Brown
Plant Manager | Ford Motor Company
Stephen R Covey
Co-Founder | Franklin Covey
H. Lawrence Culp
Chief Executive Officer | General Electric
Jean Cunningham
Founder and President | Jean Cunningham Consulting
Earnest Deavenport Jr.
Former Chairman & CEO | Eastman Chemical
Frank Ewasyshyn
EVP | Chrysler, LLC
Orest Fiume
Former VP of Finance and Administration | The Wiremold Company
Louise Francesconi
President | Raytheon Missile Systems
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Founder | Goldratt Institute
Benjamin Griffin
Retired Commanding General, Material Command | US Army
Andrew Guarriello
Former Vice President & CEO | AT&T Microelectronics Power Systems
Masaaki Imai
Chairman | Kaizen Institute of Japan
Dean Jablonsky
VP Global Enterprise Excellence | Boston Scientific - St. Paul, MN
Daniel Jones
Author and Senior Advisor | Lean Enterprise Institute
James Keyes
Former CEO | Johnson Controls Inc.
Ken Kreafle
Lean Senior Advisor | University of Kentucky Lean Systems Program
Michael Lamach
Chaiman & CEO | Ingersoll Rand
Jeff Liker
Author and Professor | Liker Lean Advisors
Jack Michaels
Chairman, President & CEO | Snap-On Inc.
Eamonn Murphy
Professor Emeritus | Irish Centre for Business Excellence
Rodney O’Neal
President & COO | Delphi Corporation
Paul O’Neill
Former Chairman & CEO | Alcoa Inc.
Hajime Ohba
Vice President & General Manager | Toyota Motor Manufacturing, N.A.
James Padilla
Former CEO | Ford Motor Company
Ronald Runkle
Former VP, Enterprise Technologies | Delphi Corporation
Anand Sharma
President | TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
Richard Sheridan
CEO, Co-Founder, and Chief Storyteller | Menlo Innovations
Art Smalley
President | Art of Lean, Inc.
Nickolas Vande Steeg
Former President and COO | Parker Hannifin Corporation
Gerard Vittecoq
Retired Group President | Caterpillar Inc.
Michael J. Ward
President | Autoliv
Peter Ward
Senior Associate Dean, Fisher College of Business | The Ohio State University
Donald J. Wetekam
Deputy Chief of Staff/Logistics | US Air Force
David Wohleen
Former Vice Chairman | Delphi Corporation
James Womack
Founder & President | Lean Enterprise Institute