Shingo Academy
Membership in the Shingo Academy is an honor bestowed upon individuals with distinguished careers in organizational excellence. Members of the Academy support the mission of the Shingo Institute by attending events, providing contacts for speakers and site tours, furthering research, and providing advice. The Shingo Academy is the hall of fame for organizational excellence. New members are inducted into the Shingo Academy each year. Nominations are reviewed and chosen by the Shingo Executive Advisory Board.
Michael Lamach
Chaiman & CEO | Ingersoll Rand
Peter Lawson
Former VP Manufacturing | Ford Motor Company
Jeff Liker
Author and Professor | Liker Lean Advisors
David J. Logozzo
President, LE Partners | Lean Enterprise Institute
Mike Martyn
President | SISU Consulting Group
Jack Michaels
Chairman, President & CEO | Snap-On Inc.
Robert Miller
Founder | Arches Leadership LLC
Sheila Montney
CEO & Managing Partner | Win Together, LLC
Steve Moore
Former General Manager | Barnes Group Inc.
Eamonn Murphy
Professor Emeritus | Irish Centre for Business Excellence
R. David Nelson
Chairman | Quality Analytics Inc.
Rodney O’Neal
President & COO | Delphi Corporation
Paul O’Neill
Former Chairman & CEO | Alcoa Inc.
Hajime Ohba
Vice President & General Manager | Toyota Motor Manufacturing, N.A.
James Padilla
Former CEO | Ford Motor Company
Rusty Patterson
Chairman and CEO | Angel Fire Business Concepts
Dennis K. Pawley
President & CEO | Pawley Enterprises
Gary Peterson
Principal | Peterson Consulting Group
Francisco Ramirez
Executive Director | Lensys Training Center
Clifford Ransom II
President | Ransom Research, Inc.
Jacob Raymer
Shingo Faculty Fellow | SISU Consulting Group
Ross Robson
President | DnR Lean LLC
Ronald Runkle
Former VP, Enterprise Technologies | Delphi Corporation
Russell Scaffede
Owner | Lean Manufacturing Systems Group
Richard Schonberger
Independent Researcher and Author | Schonberger & Associates, Inc.
Anand Sharma
President | TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
Richard Sheridan
CEO, Co-Founder, and Chief Storyteller | Menlo Innovations
Ritsuo Shingo
President | Institute of Management Improvement
John Shook
President & CEO | Lean Enterprise Institute
Harold M. Simons
Retired Executive Vice President of Manufacturing | O.C. Tanner Company
Art Smalley
President | Art of Lean, Inc.
James Solberg
Former Executive Director, Manufacturing | Ford Motor Company
Anne Stevens
Chairman and Principal | SA IT Services
Carl G. Thor
President | JarrettThor International
John Toussaint
Chairman | Catalysis Inc.
Don Tracy
DENSO International America, Inc.
Nickolas Vande Steeg
Former President and COO | Parker Hannifin Corporation
Gerard Vittecoq
Retired Group President | Caterpillar Inc.
Alejandro von Rossum, Sr.
CEO - Chemical Division | Cydsa Corporativo S.A. de C.V.
Michael J. Ward
President | Autoliv
Peter Ward
Senior Associate Dean, Fisher College of Business | The Ohio State University
Donald J. Wetekam
Deputy Chief of Staff/Logistics | US Air Force
David Wohleen
Former Vice Chairman | Delphi Corporation
James Womack
Founder & President | Lean Enterprise Institute
Helen Zak
N/A | Retired