Primary Job Title Board of Director Primary Organization 
DTE Energy
Gender Male
Dr. Thomas has served as the dean and William R. Berkley Professor of Business Administration at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business since 2011. Previously he was the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration and chair of the Organizational Behavior Unit at the Harvard Business School. He joined the Harvard faculty in
1990 and retired in 2011.
Prior to Harvard, he was an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor’s degree in administrative sciences, and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, from Yale University. He also has a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University.
In addition to his service on the Company’s Board of Directors, he is a member of the Posse Foundation board, a trustee with the Center for Creative Leadership and a member of the External Diversity Advisory Board at Deloitte. Previously, he served as a chair for The Partnership in Boston. He is also a past member of the boards of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cambridge Trust Co., Jobs for the Future and Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Mass.
Dr. Thomas's qualifications to sit on their Board include his experience as a proven business leader and researcher, his experience with various corporate boards and his leadership in the area of corporate inclusion and diversity. (F, P)
