Donald J. “DJ” Schepker is an associate professor of strategic management in the Moore School and is the research director in the Center for Executive Succession. Schepker received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Kansas and B.S. from Babson College with a focus on finance and economics. His research focuses on corporate governance, executive succession and turnover, board level decision making, and dynamics between executives and boards. His research has appeared in outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management and Leadership Quarterly, and he is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Management. Prior to completing his Ph.D., Schepker worked in the advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, conducting assessments of areas such as risk, fraud and due diligence for a variety of publicly traded companies, institutions of higher education and government-affiliated entities.