John Wallace
Vice Provost, Faculty Diversity and Development, University of Pittsburgh
John M. Wallace, Jr., PhD, serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Leadership Development, and Chair (interim) of the Department of Africana Studies, at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wallace is a full professor and holds the David E. Epperson Endowed Chair, with appointments in the School of Social Work, Katz Graduate School of Business, and Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Wallace is certified as a Gallup Strengths Coach, a Kotter Change Leader, a Courageous Conversations Facilitator, and a LUMA Institute Human Centered Design Practitioner. Dr. Wallace brings decades of experience in advancing diversity, developing faculty, supporting systemic change, and mentoring, coaching, and consulting in higher education, and for-profit, not-for-profit, and faith-based organizations. He earned is AB from the University Chicago, and his MA and PhD from the University of Michigan, all in sociology.