The Shingo Academy consists of individuals who have distinguished themselves through their lifetime commitment and achievements in the area of lean/operational excellence. Members of the Shingo Academy serve as promotional ambassadors for The Shingo Prize and its activities.
| Name | Title | Organization | ||
| James F. Albaugh | Executive Vice President | The Boeing Company | ||
| Joji Arai | Secretary General | International Productivity Service | ||
| Stan A. Askren | Chairman, President & CEO | HNI Corporation | ||
| J. T. Battenberg | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Delphi Corporation | ||
| Warren Batts | Chairman NAM | Tupperware Corporation | ||
| Norman Bodek | Former President | Productivity, Inc. | ||
| Guy D. Briggs | Vice President, General Motors | General Manager, GM North America Vehicle Manufacturing | ||
| Gifford M. Brown | Plant Manager | Cleveland Engine Plants, Ford Motor Company | ||
| Vernon M. Buehler | Professor Emeritus | Utah State University | ||
| Jerry Bussell | Executive Advisor | UL Knowledge Services | ||
| Arthur P. Byrne | Operating Partner | J.W. Childs Associates | ||
| Timothy A. Costello | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Builder Homesite, Inc. | ||
| Stephen R. Covey | Co-founder/Co-chairman | Franklin/Covey Company | ||
| H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. | President & CEO | Danaher Corporation | ||
| Michael N. DaPrile | Executive Vice President | SW Manufacturing, Inc. | ||
| Joseph C. Day | CEO, President | Freudenberg, NOK | ||
| Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr. | Former Chairman | Eastman Chemical | ||
| Mark DeLuzio | President | Lean Horizons Consulting, LLC | ||
| Frank J. Ewasyshyn | Executive Vice President - Manufacturing | Chrysler Group | ||
| Orest J. Fiume | Former Vice President, Finance | The Wiremold Company | ||
| Louise L. Francesconi | President | Raytheon Missile Systems | ||
| Eliyahu M. Goldratt | Founder | Goldratt Institute | ||
| Benjamin S. Griffin | Commanding General, retired | US Army Materiel Command | ||
| Andrew M. Guarriello | Former Vice President and CEO | AT&T Microelectronics' Power Systems | ||
| Bruce Hamilton | President | Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership, Inc. | ||
| Thomas G. Hartman | President and Managing Director | AutoLiv do Brasil Ltda | ||
| Masaaki Imai | Chairman | KAIZEN Institute of Japan | ||
| Jerry J. Jasinowski | President | National Association of Manufacturers | ||
| Brian S. Jones | President & CEO | Nypro, Inc. | ||
| Daniel T. Jones | Founder and Chairman | Lean Enterprise Academy | ||
| Michael Joyce | Senior Vice President, Operations and Program Management | Lockheed Martin | ||
| James H. Keyes | Chairman, CEO | Johnson Controls Inc. | ||
| George J. Koenigsaecker | President | Lean Investments, LLC | ||
| Peters Lawson | Vice President, Manufacturing | Ford Motor Company of Australia | ||
| Hank Lenox | Director, Ford Production System | Ford Motor Company | ||
| David J. Logozzo | President, LE Partners | Lean Enterprise Institute | ||
| Jack Michaels | Chairman, President & CEO | Snap-On Incorporated | ||
| R. David Nelson | Chairman | Quality Analytics Inc. | ||
| Rodney O'Neal | President & Chief Operating Officer | Delphi Corporation | ||
| Paul O'Neill | Former Secretary, US Treasury | Former Chairman and CEO, Alcoa, Inc. | ||
| Hajime Ohba | President, TSSC, Inc. | Toyota Suppler Support Center | ||
| James J. Padilla | Chief Operating Officer | Ford Motor Company | ||
| Dennis K. Pawley | President & CEO | Pawley Enterprises | ||
| Clifford F. Ransom II | President | Ransom Research, Inc. | ||
| Ross E. Robson | President & CEO | DnR Lean LLC | ||
| Donald L. Runkle | Former Vice Chairman, Enterprise Technologies | Delphi Corporation | ||
| Russell Scaffede | Owner | Lean Manufacturing Systems Group, LLC | ||
| Richard J. Schonberger | President | Schonberger & Associates, Inc. | ||
| Anand Sharma | President & CEO | TBM Consulting Group | ||
| Ritsuo Shingo | Former President | Toyota China and Hino Motors China | ||
| John Shook | President and CEO | Lean Enterprise Institute | ||
| Harold M. Simons | Executive Vice President, Manufacturing | O.C. Tanner Company | ||
| Art Smalley | President | Art of Lean, Inc. | ||
| Mohsen Sohi | President & Chief Executive Officer | Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership | ||
| James L. Solberg | Executive Director, Manufacturing, North American Powertrain's Operations | Ford Motor Company | ||
| Anne Stevens | Chairman, President & CEO | Carpenter Technology Corporation | ||
| Carl G. Thor | President | JarrettThor International | ||
| John S. Toussaint | CEO | ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value | ||
| Robert H. Transon | Group Vice President, Manufacturing - Executive Office | Ford Motor Company | ||
| Nickolas Vande Steeg | President and COO | Parker Hannifin Corporation | ||
| Alejandro von Rossum, Sr. | CEO-Chemical Division | Cydsa Corporativo S.A. de C.V. | ||
| Michael J. Ward | President | Autoliv Americas | ||
| Donald J. Wetekam | President, Aircraft Services | AAR Corporation | ||
| David Wohleen | President, Electrical, Electronics, Safety & Interior Sector | Delphi Corporation | ||
| James Womack | Founder & President | Lean Enterprise Institute |