Virtue: The Human Operating System | Prof. Andrew Abela

<p>This lecture was given on February 26th, 2024, at Georgetown University.</p><p><br /></p><p>For more information on upcoming events, visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthomisticinstitute.org%2Fupcoming-events&amp;token=cfab81-1-1738798176115" style="color: rgb(51, 136, 221);" target="_blank">thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events</a></p><p><br /></p><p>About the speaker:</p><p><br /></p><p>Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business and Ordinary Professor of Marketing at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. His research on the integrity of the marketing process, including marketing ethics, Catholic Social Doctrine, and internal communication, has been published in several academic journals, including the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the Journal of Business Ethics, and the Journal of Markets &amp; Morality, and in two books. He is the co-editor of A Catechism for Business, from Catholic University Press, and winner of the 2009 Novak Award, a $10,000 prize given by the Acton Institute for “significant contributions to the study of the relationship between religion and economic liberty.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Dr. Abela also provides consulting and training in internal communications; recent clients of his include Microsoft Corporation, JPMorganChase, and the Corporate Executive Board. Prior to his academic career, he spent several years in industry as brand manager at Procter &amp; Gamble, management consultant with McKinsey &amp; Company, and Managing Director of the Marketing Leadership Council of the Corporate Executive Board. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, and a Ph.D. in Marketing and Ethics from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Kathleen, live in Great Falls, Virginia with their six children.</p>