Walter Scott
Walter Scott

MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY
Clinical Professor of Management & Strategy
Senior Austin Fellow

Print Overview
Walter Scott is Professor of Management in the Management and Strategy Department at the Kellogg School of Management. He attended Williams College from 1949-1951 and received his B.S. degree in 1953 from Northwestern University. He received an M.S degree from the Columbia University School of Business in 1958 after three years in the Navy.

Professor Scott joined the Kellogg faculty in 1988 and has taught classes in leadership and board governance of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He was a founder of the Center for Executive Women and has been involved in a wide variety of other Kellogg activities. Prior to joining Kellogg, Professor Scott served as a Senior Partner of Lehman Brothers, Associate Director for Economics and Government in the U. S. Office of Management and Budget, Executive Vice President of The Pillsbury Company, President and CEO of IDS Financial Services (now Ameriprise), Chairman. and CEO of GrandMet USA (now Diageo). He has served on 15 corporate boards of directors and 20 nonprofit boards of directors.

Areas of Expertise
Corporate Governance
Crisis Management
Leadership
Nonprofit Governance
Nonprofit Management
Turnaround Management
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Education
MS, 1958, Columbia University
BS, 1953, Northwestern University

Academic Positions
Professor of Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1988-present
Senior Austin Fellow, Co-Founder, and Director , Kellogg School of Management, Center for Executive Women, 1988-present

Other Professional Experience
Chairman and CEO, GrandMet USA, 1986-1988
President and CEO, IDS Financial Services (now Ameriprise), 1980-1984
Executive Vice President, The Pillsbury Company, 1975-1980
Associate Director for Economics and Government, U.S. Government, 1973-1975
Senior Partner, Director, Member of Executive Committee, Lehman Brothers, 1965-1973
General Partner and Member of Board of Directors, Glore, Forgan & Co., 1958-1965
Associate, Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, 1956-1958

Service
United States Navy, LTJG

 
Print Research
Cases
Donnelly, Anne Cohn, Walter Scott, Kathy Shaw, Millie Gong, Lydia Morris and Michael Roark. 1996. The Whitney Clinic. Case 5-208-255 (KEL428).
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Print Teaching
Teaching Interests
Corporate and nonprofit governance, leadership
Full-Time / Part-Time MBA
Education Lab (SEEK-918-0)
This course is designed to permit students to explore in some depth specific issues confronting education and academic institutions. Project teams, working closely with faculty and school staff and leadership, will develop recommendations that address critical challenges in strengthening school performance. Students will receive a solid foundation in the challenges facing the education sector and will acquire consulting capabilities. Note: This course may not be dropped after the first week of the quarter.

Education Lab (SEEK-918-A)
This course is designed to permit students to explore in some depth specific issues confronting education and academic institutions. Project teams, working closely with faculty and school staff and leadership, will develop recommendations that address critical challenges in strengthening school performance. Students will receive a solid foundation in the challenges facing the education sector and will acquire consulting capabilities. Note: This course may not be dropped after the first week of the quarter.

Education Lab (SEEK-918-B)
This course is designed to permit students to explore in some depth specific issues confronting education and academic institutions. Project teams, working closely with faculty and school staff and leadership, will develop recommendations that address critical challenges in strengthening school performance. Students will receive a solid foundation in the challenges facing the education sector and will acquire consulting capabilities.