Scott DeRue

Scott DeRue was born circa 1977 in Milledgeville, Georgia.[1] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a bachelor in business administration.[2] In 2007, he subsequently earned a PhD from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.[2]

DeRue began his career at the Monitor Group, now known as Monitor Deloitte.[2] He subsequently worked "in private equity, investment banking and as a marketing executive for a luxury yacht builder."[1]

DeRue began his career in academia at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan as an assistant professor of management in 2007.[2] He subsequently became an associate professor and director Emerging Leaders Program and the Sanger Leadership Center, until he was promoted as full professor of management.[2] He later served as the associate dean for Executive Education.[2]

In September 2016, DeRue succeeded Alison Davis-Blake as the dean of the Ross School of Business.[1][3] In March 2017, he suggested UM should develop a service like Spotify to stream business lectures online and sell credits to its viewers.[4]

DeRue is the co-author of a book on leadership. He has co-authored several blog posts for the Harvard Business Review, and published in the Academy of Management Review, the Academy of Management Journal, and the Journal of Applied Psychology.[2]

DeRue is also a managing partner of ChiBor Angels, an angel investment firm.[5]

DeRue is married to Kathy, a doctor.[1] He climbed Mount Everest in 2013.[1]

• DeRue, Scott; McCauley, Cynthia; Taylor, Sylvester; Yost, Paul (2013). Experience-Driven Leader Development: Models, Tools, Best Practices, and Advice for On-the-Job Development. New York: Jossey-Bass/Wiley. ISBN 9781118458075. OCLC 941213149.