Michael Lamb

Michael Lamb is an accomplished academic currently serving as the F. M. Kirby Foundation Chair of Leadership and Character, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities, and Executive Director of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University since August 2016. In addition to these roles, Michael Lamb has served as a University Scholar in Residence and Fellow in the Office of Personal and Career Development. Michael holds a position as a Research Fellow with The Oxford Character Project since September 2014 and co-founded Alliance Africa, remaining involved until October 2022. Previously, Michael served as Dean of Leadership, Service, and Character Development at the Rhodes Trust and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford. Michael Lamb earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Politics and a Master of Arts from Princeton University, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Oxford, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Rhodes College.