Shingo Academy
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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