Cleveland

Upcoming Event

Transforming Business: Ignatian Values
at the Heart & Soul of Success

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Fr. Nicky Santos, SJ
Associate Professor of Marketing,
Heider College of Business at Creighton University

Discover how Ignatian values can transform the way you lead and succeed in your organization, and in life. In this engaging presentation, Fr. Nicholas Santos, S.J., will share his global experience and explore the Jesuit paradigm for business education, emphasizing purpose-driven leadership, stakeholder engagement and sustainable growth. Be inspired to lead with heart and soul, fostering success that benefits both the organization and the community.

Location
Windows on the River
2000 Sycamore Street
Cleveland, Ohio

Program Details
11:15 a.m. – Registration and Networking
11:45 a.m. – Seating for Program Introduction
1:15 p.m. – Conclusion

Speaker Bio
Rev. Nicholas Santos, SJ, Ph.D. is an associate professor of marketing in the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. He is a member of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus and currently resides at the Jesuit Community of Santa Clara University, California. Father Santos, a native of Pune, India, joined the Jesuits in 1990 and was ordained in 2000. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in commerce with a specialization in financial accounting from the University of Pune, bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and theology from Jnana Deepa in Pune, a master’s in theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University, California, and an MBA and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Marquette University.

Father Santos worked for three years as an accountant in a chemical transportation company and for three years as assistant treasurer and treasurer in two of the major trusts of the Pune Province of the Society of Jesus. He taught for eight years in an evening commerce college in Pune and for seven years in the business school at Marquette before joining the faculty at the Heider College of Business. He has also spent three years at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University as a visiting scholar.

His research interests include base-of-the-pyramid markets, business ethics, business and society, Catholic social teaching, corporate social responsibility, social innovation and social entrepreneurship. He has published widely in several academic journals and serves on the editorial policy board of the Macromarketing Society. He is currently the senior editor of the Journal of Jesuit Business Education. He serves on the boards of Creighton University, John Carroll University and Marquette University among others and is a member of the global task force for the Inspirational Paradigm of Jesuit Business Education.

Please fill out the information below to register for this event.

Past Events

To Your Health!

On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Dr. Joyce Fitzpatrick (Director, Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Distinguished Professor, Case Western Reserve University) shared compelling insights on healthcare from both a global and local perspective, addressing topics like the essential role and shortage of nurses, as well as the complexity of navigating the aging process.

She raised awareness about our own healthcare journeys and, in the spirit of being “Men and Women for Others,” discussed how values-driven healthcare can create a better world for everyone. Joyce’s life mission is shaped by her vast professional career, leadership, Georgetown University roots, and her upbringing in a family dedicated to service.

The Wild and Wonderful World of College Sports

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Peter Carfagna, Chairman and CEO of Magis, LLC and Saint Ignatius High School alumnus ‘71, answered questions about the changing landscape of college sports and shared his perspective on what could be on the horizon.

The full video of the program can be viewed here.

CONTACT
Nora Dabrowski
ndabrowski@jesuits.org