Faculty & Research

John L. Colley Jr.

John L. Colley Jr., Almand R. Coleman Professor of Business Administration

  • BS, North Carolina State University; MIA, Yale University; DBA, University of Southern California
Office: FOB 247
Phone: +1-434-924-4841
E-mail: ColleyJ@darden.virginia.edu

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Biography

Almand R. Coleman Professor of Business Administration John L. Colley Jr. has significant experience in corporate governance and strategy and operations planning and control. He teaches these subjects in the MBA program.

Professor Colley is the author of 15 books and more than 330 Darden case studies and other teaching materials. He serves as a director of Avid Medical, Inc. Colley is a former long-time director and chairman of the board of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Virginia (now Trigon, Inc.).

Professor Colley joined the Darden faculty in 1967 after serving as Chief of Operations and Systems Analysis for the Hughes Aircraft Company.

Professor Colley was the UVa recipient of the 2010 Thomas Jefferson Award and was selected to live in Pavilion VIII on the UVa Lawn in 2011.

Expertise

Corporate/Divisional Strategy
Health Care Operations and Programs
General Management
Corporate Governance
Service Industry Strategy and Operations

MBA Courses

Corporate Governance
General Management Process
General Managers Taking Action
General Managers Workshop
Reading Seminars in Management
Special Seminar on Thomas Jefferson