CLC Faculty And Advisors

Mark Walton, Chairman & Principal Consultant

Mark Walton is an internationally known innovator, educator and advisor in the field of leadership, management and executive communication. His real-world expertise has been refined over a distinguished career of more than three decades at the highest levels of business, the media, the military and government.

During Vietnam, Mark was Media Advisor and Spokesman for the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon in Washington. In 1980 he became a founding correspondent of Cable News Network (CNN) where, as Chief White House and Senior Correspondent, he was one of the most visible and respected reporters and anchormen in network news. He is a recipient of the communication industry's premier honors  including  the  National Headliner Award,  Ace Award, Ohio State Award and George Foster Peabody Award, for his role in CNN's live coverage of the Fall of Communism.

As CLC's founder and Chairman, Mark leads executive programs for key clients, speaks frequently at management conferences and retreats, teaches on the Advanced Management faculty of the Kenan-Flagler Graduate Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill, and is Professor of Leadership in the U.S. Navy's Advanced Management Program. He is the author of Generating Buy-In: Mastering the Language of Leadership, a landmark business book on the dynamics of influence in leadership, sales, marketing and courtroom law, published by the American Management Association.

Warren Baunach Ph.D., Advisor to the Center

Over his 25+ years in the field of leadership and management development, Warren has led two major businesses to premier status and has taught leadership, management effectiveness and strategic thinking in top-tier executive education programs around the globe. Under his direction, the University of North Carolina achieved a #1 global ranking by Business Week for customized Executive Education programs.

Frank Morgan, Ph.D., Advisor to the Center

Frank is Director of Global Executive Development at Dow Chemical Company and former Chairman of UNICON, the international association for executive education. He has taught and consulted at such leading organizations as Federal Express, Lockheed-Martin, Pratt & Whitney, Weyerhaeuser, CARE, NASA and the U.S. Navy.