Director: Douglas E Morgan

Contact Information: 503 725 8216 morgandf@pdx.edu

The Executive Leadership Institute serves elected officials and career administrators. The Institute's offerings fall into three service lines: professional development programs; a variety of short courses on management, organizational performance, and policy issues; and, custom consulting engagements.

Since its creation more than 1,000 local administrators from nearly three dozen jurisdictions and 150 agencies have participated in ELI programs, typically at off-campus locations throughout the region.

In all its programs, ELI seeks to cultivate the following leadership qualities:

• High commitment to public services as a sacred trust
• Excellent strategic thinking and management capabilities
• Capacity to reconcile competing democratic tensions
• Ability to manage ambiguity, conflict, and uncertainty
• Well-developed skills of reflective practice