As The Integrity Institute moves towards the launch of our Integrity Index in late 2010, we are in the process of inviting experts in their field to join us as part of our Advisory Board. This includes representatives from our Strategic Partners, Founding Members, and senior executives who recognize the importance of sustainable performance. If you would like to be considered for inclusion on our Advisory Board, we invite you to contact us about serving.  

The Advisory Board will meet annually in Oslo, Norway congruent with The Global Summit for Sustainable Leaders. The purpose of the Board is to establish policies for publication and distribution of The Integrity Index; integrity of research and data; and development of public policies relative to the use of The Integrity Index.

We consider our Advisory Board to be among our most trusted advisors. We are proud to have the following members join us:


Dr. Joe Dispenza holds a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Neuroscience. Over the last 10 years, Dr. Dispenza has lectured in over 17 different countries on six continents educating people about the role and function of the human brain. He has taught thousands of people how to re-program their thinking through scientifically proven neuro-physiologic principles. As a result, this information has taught many individuals to reach their specific goals and visions by eliminating self-destructive habits. His approach, taught in a very simple method, creates a bridge between true human potential and the latest scientific theories of neuroplasticity. The premise of his work is founded in his total conviction that every person on this planet has within them, the latent potential of greatness and true unlimited abilities.

His new book, Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind connects the subjects of thought and consciousness with the brain, the mind, and the body. The book explores “the biology of change.” He also sits as an invited editorial advisor of Explore Magazine. And he was one of the scientists, researchers, and teachers featured in the award winning film, “What the BLEEP Do We Know!?” Dr. Dispenza has primary responsibility for overseeing the organizational development programs for The Integrity Institute designed to evolve corporate culture of companies to reach their potential to acheive sustainable performance.


Mr. Mike Flynn is the former publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal from which he retired in 2006. During nearly a quarter century at the helm of the Business Journal, Flynn presided over its growth in influence and financial success as it became what was generally recognized by its peers as one of the most successful and respected weekly business newspapers in America. Flynn’s career at the Business Journal followed two decades with United Press International as a reporter, manager and eventually as the San Francisco-based executive responsible for UPI’s business and marketing activities in the western United States. In his "entrepreneurial encore" he consults, counsels, and advises businesses, business people and business organizations from the Pacific Northwest to Cafornia, Hawaii and Baja Sur, Mexico.

Mr. Flynn's focus and commitment relate to buildng business relationships whether bringing business leaders from different regions together, bringing start-up entrepreneurs in contact with those who have capital to invest, or helping rural areas grow through creating contacts with expansion-minded businesses.


Dr. James Granato is the director of the Center for Public Policy at the University of Houston. He received a bachelor of science degree in political science and business administration from Southern Illinois University (1982). He earned his master's degree in political science (1985) from Texas A&M and his Ph.D. in political science and certificate in political economy from Duke University (1991).  His teaching and research interests include American politics, political economy (focusing primarily on monetary policy issues), public policy econometrics, and the unification of formal and empirical analysis (empiricial implications of theoretical models or EITM). Dr. Granato's professional experience includes service as the political science program director and visiting scientist at the National Science Foundation (NSF). His research has been supported by the city of Houston, various Texas governmental agencies, the Houston Endowment, and the National Science Foundation. He is the author or co-author of numerous publications in academic journals such as American Journal of Political Science; Economics and Politics; Journal of Theoretical Politics; Macroeconomics Dynamics; Political Analysis; Political Research Quarterly; Public Choice and the Southern Economic Journal. His recently published book, The Role of Policymakers in Business Cycle Fluctuations, focuses on how monetary policy can stabilize business cycles. 
 

Dr. Ryan Kennedy is an assistant professor at the University of Houston, a research associate at the University of Huston Center for Public Policy, and a contributing analyst for Oxford Analytica. His research interests are in democratization, authoritatian and leaderhsip stability, natural resource politics, political economy, and political violence. He is a former Fulbright research fellow in Moldova, and has done extensive field research in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (including Russia, Kasakhstan, and Poland). His research has been published or is forthcoming in The American Political Science Review; The Journal of Politics; International Studies Quarterly; Foreign Policy Analysis; Europe-Asia Studies; and Problems in Post-Communism. Ryan earned his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (2008) with a dissertation on the effects of oil development on authoritarian and democratic governance. Dr. Kennedy oversees all research and model development of The Integrity Index.