Ivonne Chirino-Klevans

Ivonne Chirino-Klevans holds a PhD in Psychology, a Master’s in Psychology, a Master’s in Business Administration and her undergraduate degree is in Psychology. Her current work is in the design of virtual reality simulations integrating artificial intelligence (expert systems) in skill development for Global Leadership and Sports Psychology. Her simulation was the recipient of the Bronze Medal in the International Serious Games awards. She is a consultant, executive coach and leadership instructor leadership instructor in the MBA@UNC program at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Dr. Chirino-Klevans is also a guest faculty at the International School of Management in Paris, France. She has served in many leadership positions such as Assistant Dean of Executive Education at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and founding member of Duke Corporate Education (DukeCE). She is a guest faculty at the International School of Management in Paris. Duke CE was ranked as number one executive education provider in the world after a couple of years of its creation. Earlier in her career she served as Sports Psychologist for Olympic diving and gymnastics teams. A former world championships gymnast, and All-American in gymnastics, she brings her expertise in sports to the classroom by designing high impact and transformative learning experiences aimed at developing leadership skills in global environments.

Publications

Cases on Global Leadership in the Contemporary Economy
Ivonne Chirino-Klevans. © 2020. 187 pages.
Organizations who want to keep their competitive advantage in global markets need to be able to successfully operate across cultures. The challenge is that there are currently...
“When in China...”: A Teaching Case in Global Leadership
Ivonne Chirino-Klevans. © 2020. 6 pages.
Leading in a global environment requires the development of unique skills such as openness, curiosity, inquisitive mind, tolerance to ambiguity, among others. It is not enough to...
Career Transitions: From the Boardroom to the Classroom – Do You Know What It Takes? A Teaching Case in Global Leadership
Ivonne Chirino-Klevans. © 2020. 8 pages.
Every organization requires leaders. What “leadership” looks like is different across industries and across cultures. This chapter provides academics, executive education...