Neil Snyder earned a Ph.D. degree in strategic management from the University of Georgia in 1979. He taught leadership and strategy at the University of Virginia for 25 years. He is the author of numerous books including Vision, Values & Courage (The Free Press, 1994) and The Will to Lead (Irwin Professional Publishing, 1997). He has published more than 100 articles and business case studies. Dr. Snyder retired from UVA in 2004 and is currently the Ralph A. Beeton Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. During his tenure at UVA, he served as Policy Advisor for Regulatory Reform to Governor Charles S. Robb of Virginia (1982-1985), and he was co-chairman in 1985 and chairman in 1986 of the Governor's Conference on Small Business in Virginia. In 1985, he received the Small Business Advocacy Award from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. He served as deacon at Milledge Avenue Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia while working on his doctorate and at Crozet Baptist Church in Crozet, Virginia while teaching at the University of Virginia.