Donna Maria Blancero

Donna Maria Blancero (she/ella) is a tenured professor at Bentley University. Most recently she was the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost, and also served as the Dean of Business at Bentley University. She is a national speaker on issues of DEIJ. Blancero received her PhD from Cornell University and is the founding editor for The Business Journal of Hispanic Research. In addition to her academic background, she is a former non-profit executive, serving as EVP for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (now called Prospanica).

She works with business and non-profit organizations with DEIJ strategy and workshops. In particular, she focuses on race and issues related to Hispanic leadership. Areas of expertise include how cultural values affect one's work experiences, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence, as well as networking, implicit bias, mentoring, biculturalism, career success and work/personal balance (or lack thereof). Previously she was the Chair of the DEI Division of the Academy of Management. Blancero is an active and enthusiastic faculty member with the PhD Project.

More recently, Blancero has been exploring ethical leadership and alignment of one's personal values with the values of the institution.