Dana Dreibelbis
Dana Dreibelbis has over twenty-five years of diverse leadership experience.
He has held senior management positions with Fortune 500 companies such as CBS and Times Mirror, and was the President of a company within Thomson, a Global 1000 company. Dana’s experience includes strategic planning as well as P&L responsibility for both start-up and established businesses. He has been part of a multi-national management group based in London, and has served as President of the Board of a European distribution venture. Dana was one of the pioneers on the web, profitably providing online information in 1995. While running his own management consulting firm, he also served as Clinical Professor of Leadership with Hamline University’s Leadership Center.
Not-for-profit work has also been of interest. He was Publisher for Augsburg Fortress, served as President of his congregation, and served on the board of a mission, LHCB, that runs a hospital providing health care for women in Bangladesh.
Dreibelbis graduated with a degree in Geology from Princeton University with distinction, (elected to Sigma Xi, the national science research honor society). Business training has included courses at Wharton (University of Pennsylvania), Carlson (University of Minnesota), and Babson. He has also completed the Senior Management Programme at INSEAD, France, and has done graduate work in theology.
“Two convictions shape my approach to leadership, and are interrelated. One, good leadership can make all the difference in the progress, success, and achievements of any organization. Second, my view of leadership is shaped by a sense of servanthood, with essential elements including integrity and courage. A leader, who is working on behalf of the group, rather than for him/herself, will be positioned to credibly model commitment to the cause and call forth followers willing to walk side-by-side with the leader. On this journey together, the leader must have the courage to steer a course through tough times, and have the integrity to remain shoulder-to-shoulder with the group. He or she can never seek or accept benefits or security that is not extended to the group, or the true leader-follower relationship is compromised, and the real value as leader is lost.”