John Jacob Zucker Gardiner, Ph.D. — Faculty ; Professor Emeritus ; Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership Program , College of Education .

SEATTLE, WA, November 21, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present John Jacob Zucker Gardiner, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Gardiner celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Dr. Gardiner has been best known at Seattle University as a professor of leadership and department chair for the past 26 years. He previously taught at Oklahoma State University from 1979 to 1991. Some of his research interests over his near 40-year career in academia has included value-centered leadership, core values for leaders and organizations, emerging organizational forms, dialogue across race, gender, age, profession, class, and national lines, personal and organizational renewal, and servant and transcendent leadership. He has taught various seminars/workshops on a number of topics such as leadership theory and practice, organizational development and research, research design, quantitative research, qualitative research, and statistics.

At Seattle University's Center for Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Dr. Gardiner also served as a research fellow from 2015 to 2016. He served as a founding member of the university president's committee on sustainability as well as on the steering committee of the Center for Sustainability and Environmental Justice.

Serving on various boards, including the board of the International Leadership Association (ILA) as well as its founding association, the Center for the Advanced Study of Leadership (CASL), at the University of Maryland at College Park, Dr. Gardiner chaired the ILA's 2002 global conference and later attended the ILA's annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, in 2015, where he formed a World Institute for Leadership Development (W.I.L.D., LLC). He also served as a founding board member of the American Council of Education's National Leadership Group, was on the board of directors for the American Educational Research Association's division J, and was a reviewer for the National Science Foundation, Johns Hopkins University Press, and Jossey-Bass Publishers. Dr. Gardiner has also served on the board of the Association for the Study of Higher Education and chaired the ASHE/AERA 1984 global conference in San Francisco, CA. In addition to his work with leaders and organizations throughout the United States, his international service has also included invited keynote addresses, presentations, and workshops in Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, and Russia.

Dr. Gardiner served on the editorial board for Leadership Review and co-authored/ authored several books, including ASHE's Higher Education Resources Handbook in 1982, "UNESCO Educational Guide" in 1991, "Insights on Leadership" in 1998, and "Building Leadership Bridges" in 2003. Serving his community, he served as Rotary district governor for the Puget Sound area. That year, his Rotary district led the USA in membership growth and giving to The Rotary Foundation. He then served as an annual program fund strategic adviser for Western USA/Canada for another three years, represented Washington on the advisory board for zones 25 and 26 for Western USA and Canada.

After the completion of his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Political Science, and Philosophy, a PhD in Leadership at the University of Florida, and awarded a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fellowship, Dr. Gardiner did additional studies, completing post graduate work at the University of Oregon, Stanford University, and Harvard University. Funded by a CASL grant, Dr. Gardiner helped develop a leadership center for Russia, he has also been highlighted in more than 35 editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in the West.

For more information about Dr. Gardiner, please visit www.linkedin.com/in/johnjzgardiner

Dr. Gardiner’s next book is outlined below:

Leadership for All: Reclaiming Power to Heal a Fractured World

Challenging the Reign of the Global Elites

The mission of the book is to ignite a global shift from centralized control to shared leadership — empowering people across generations to reclaim systems, rebuild trust, and end elite domination. Leadership for All: Reclaiming Power to Heal a Fractured World challenges the role of the global elite and offers a path forward rooted in shared governance, personal awakening, and collective courage. With wisdom drawn from grassroots organizers, elder mentors, and next-generation leaders, this book provides the tools and the frameworks to awaken leadership at every level — and to rebuild trust in ourselves and in each other.

In a world fractured by oligarchy, disinformation, and centralized control, one truth rises above the noise: the future depends on us — all of us — stepping into our leadership potential. If you’re ready to lead from where you stand, this is your blueprint for change.

John Jacob Zucker Gardiner is a global leadership educator, elder mentor, and systems thinker who has spent decades working at the intersection of human potential, justice, and governance. As an emeritus university professor of leadership studies and lifelong learner, he now guides leaders of all ages in transforming power — from the few to the many. The book is both a culmination of his life’s work and a new beginning for those ready to lead differently — and together.

Dr. Gardiner’s current professional focus is on providing elders with the tools they require to focus their purpose and to add meaning to the last chapters of their lives: reclaiming power to heal a fractured world.