Martin N. Davidson

Dr. Martin N. Davidson is Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia.  He also serves as Associate Dean and Chief Diversity Officer for the School.  In his research, teaching and consulting, Dr. Davidson focuses on how leaders can use diversity strategically to create sustainable competitive advantage for their firms, both globally and domestically.  His research on the impact of culture and ethnicity on career development on conflict management appears in top managerial and academic publications including Harvard Business Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Research on Negotiation in Organizations, Journal of Personality, Review of Educational Research, and the International Journal of Conflict Management.  He has conducted research on four continents identifying the critical competencies for managing effectively across national boundaries. He is currently working on his new book, tentatively entitled “Leveraging Difference for Organizational Excellence.”

In addition to teaching leadership in Darden’s MBA and Executive Education programs, he consults with a host of Fortune 100 firms, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. He has served as the national chair of the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management.  Davidson has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio.   He has been a member of the Darden faculty since 1998. Previously, he was a member of the faculty of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.