Senior Associate Dean and Lester Crown Professor, Yale School of Management
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Senior Associate Dean and Lester Crown Professor | Yale School of Management
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld is an American academic specializing in business leadership and management. He holds the position of Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at Yale School of Management and is the Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies. Sonnenfeld is the founder and CEO of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, which is affiliated with Yale University. He is well known for organizing Yale's semi-annual CEO Summits, which have hosted thousands of CEOs over the years for off-the-record peer discussions. In addition to his academic role, Sonnenfeld has served as an informal advisor to numerous CEOs and multiple U.S. presidents and presidential nominees from both parties, including Joseph Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and George H. W. Bush. He has acted as a conduit between top business and political leaders. Sonnenfeld has achieved the distinction of being the first academic to ring the opening bells of both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange ten times. His board memberships include Lennar, a major American homebuilder, IEX, Atlas Merchant Capital, and the Ellis Island Honor Society. Furthermore, he was appointed by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to serve as co-chair of Advance Connecticut, where he leads efforts to attract and retain global businesses and develop the state’s workforce.
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The Reboot Chronicles with Dean DeBiase
Trump’s Ten Commandments And What Really Drives High Impact CEOs, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld - Yale
Apr 28, 2026
Smerconish on CNN
The Madman Method: Understanding Trump's Decision-Making
Apr 11, 2026
Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld: "Trump's Ten Commandments"
Apr 10, 2026
Power & Impact
Love Him or Hate Him Trumps Ten Commandments | With Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Mar 24, 2026
When You Know You Know
Ten Commandments of Trump + A Conversation With Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Feb 16, 2026
Insigniam B.I.T.s
Burnout is Breaking Your Board: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale School of Management
Nov 3, 2025
Y CT Matters
Ep. 103: How CT Could Have Cut State Income Tax in Half with Themis Klarides and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
May 2, 2024
Health & Veritas
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld: The CEO Whisperer
Feb 9, 2023
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