Bill Grace
Founder
Deep Hope Institute
Ph.D., Iowa State, 1990
Areas of Specialization:
Values and Ethics-Based Leadership
Bill Grace is the founder of Deep Hope Institute. He teaches courses through the Evans School Cascade Executive Programs on values and ethics-based leadership. His current research and writing focuses on understanding deep hope, moral courage, and other sources of motivation that inspire transformational leaders to courageously pursue justice.
In his work with the Deep Hope Institute, Grace promotes leadership that is grounded in spiritual development and compassion. Prior this work Grace served in higher education from 1976-94 promoting ideas related to moral and civic responsibility, service learning, and global citizenship. In 1991 he founded and served as the executive director of the Center for Ethical Leadership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the common good through civic responsibility and collaborative problem solving.
Grace holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Iowa State and a Master of Science from Oregon State University.