Georgia Sorenson, PhD, served as Inaugural Chair and Professor of Transformation at the U.S. Army War College. She is a research professor and founder of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Maryland. An architect of the leadership studies field, Dr. Sorenson has lectured extensively on leadership in more than 30 countries and serves on the editorial board of several leadership journals.