Peter Ronayne

Peter Ronayne, PhD

Pete Ronayne has been serving as an adjunct faculty member with the University of Virginia for over 15 years, offering a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses in leadership and organizational development as well as in international relations and foreign policy.  Currently, he serves as a  Senior Faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), where he works with the full range of CCL’s client organizations—from the Fortune 500 and the world’s largest public sector organizations to NGOs and educational institutions.  A skilled presenter and facilitator, Ronayne speaks widely on issues of leading change, neuroleadership, resilience, innovation, engagement and motivation, and navigating generational differences.  Before joining CCL, Ronayne spent 15 years as a dean and senior faculty member at the Federal Executive Institute (FEI) in Charlottesville, Virginia – the Federal sector’s premier center for leadership development.  While at the Institute, he directed the flagship Leadership for a Democratic Society program, launched FEI’s Center for Global Leadership, and co-founded the institute’s “NeuroFed” program on neuroscience and leadership. Ronayne has a wide range of leadership assessment certifications including FIRO-B, MBTI, The Challenge of Change, Workplace Big 5, Change Style Indicator, Influence Style Indicator, Hogan Assessments, Kirkpatrick Bronze, and CCL’s 360 Assessment portfolio. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.