The Spitzer Team
Robert Spitzer, Ph.D., S.J. - President
Robert Spitzer, Ph.D, S.J. is the founder and president of the Spitzer Center for Ethical Leadership. A scholar, author, and seasoned leader who retired in 2009 as president of Gonzaga University, Fr. Spitzer’s expertise spans such fields as management science, finance, ethics, physics, philosophy, and theology. His work on the principles of successful leadership, derived from extensive research on four continents, forms the basis of his book The Spirit of Leadership: Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations (New York: Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2003).
A much sought-after speaker, Fr. Spitzer averages more than 100 presentations per year to corporate, academic, scientific, religious, and governmental audiences. He has addressed senior leaders at the Pentagon, Tony Blair’s Cabinet in London, and leaders of both sides of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Fr. Spitzer is also the founder and chairman of the Magis institute and was formerly affliated with the University of Seattle, where he was a trustee and the founder of both the Institute of Professional Ethics and the Institute on Character Development.
James Berlucchi, M.T.S. - Executive Director
James Berlucchi helped co-found the Spitzer Center after packaging and delivering Fr. Spitzer’s insights as an individual consultant for a number of years. He has served as the executive producer and editor for all the Center’s media and written resources, personally facilitated multiple seminars and workshops, and trained all of the Center’s certified associates.
Prior to co-founding the Spitzer Center, Mr. Berlucchi served for ten years as the Executive Director of Legatus, an international association of Catholic CEOs. In that capacity he directed a six-fold growth of membership with a corresponding expansion of member services, conferences, publications, and educational resources.
An author, publisher, composer, emcee and educator, he has hosted a national television series, founded a faith-based educational organization, launched a public relations campaign with major league baseball players, directed a performing arts company, and coordinated a graduate program of individualized instruction at the University of Michigan.