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• BA '74, Brigham Young University
• MA '75, Brigham Young University
• PhD '79, Purdue University
  

Family life and community were inspirations for Thomas Delong’s 30-year career in organizational behavior. Watching family dynamics and groups, he says, helped create an interest in how organizations and groups function.

After receiving his doctorate in industrial supervision from Purdue, DeLong embarked on a career full of teaching and research. His academic activities have helped countless students and colleagues and practitioners learn more about how leaders at all levels can make a difference and enhance business practices and organizational outcomes.

His career has included research, teaching, and administrative activities at Brigham Young University and the Harvard Business School. He also served as managing director and chief development officer for Morgan Stanley Group and Company where he was responsible for human capital, global expansion, and organizational alignment. In addition to numerous case studies, presentations, and journal articles, DeLong is a co-author of two books including When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance, which was published in 2007.

A lifelong learner, DeLong strives “to become the kind of person that I admonish my students to be,” he says. His personal goals are similar to his description of one of his Purdue professors, Jim Windle. DeLong was influenced by Windle’s understanding of human behavior and his ability to listen.

He also attributes his success to mentors, like Windle, throughout his career.

Outside of work, DeLong enjoys spending time with his family, jogging, theatre, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife, Vineeta Vijayaragharan. 

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