Russell M. Linden
Russ Linden, author of Loss and Discovery: What the Torah Can Teach Us about Leading Change, has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Virginia and the Federal Executive Institute since 1985. He teaches public and nonprofit leaders about collaboration, the human side of change, building a resilient culture, and crisis leadership.He has also managed nonprofit agencies, served on numerous boards, and has held leadership roles in his Jewish community over the past 40 years.
He and his wife live in Charlottesville. They have two adult children. His non-work commitments include supporting scholarship programs for deserving youth, and an organization that is helping make Charlottesville a more open and welcoming community for all.