Dr. Bob Spagnola is a Professor Emeritus and former Academic Program Director for the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program in the Anderson College of Business and Computing at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He is a native of Nebraska and a Big Red football fan. He worked as Director of U.S. Tax Planning for Johns-Manville Corporation and Vice President of Corporate Finance at Wells Fargo. Dr. Spagnola was active as a leader in education from K-12 to university administration. His research interests focus on sustainability, taxation, and strategic management. He received his B.A. and J.D. from Creighton University, his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver, his Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Strategic Management from the University of Nebraska and his ED.M. in Leadership in Educational Policy from Harvard University. He is the author of a number of journal articles and conference proceedings. Dr. Spagnola resides in Denver where he is an avid golfer and motorcyclist.