Ronei Leonel is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Salisbury University. Leonel’s research examines fundamental questions about the C-suite’s influence on firms’ strategic actions and the mutual influence between firms and the nonmarket environment. Leonel has published in several journals, including the Journal of Management Studies, Rutgers Business Review, and Management Research.

Leonel has taught undergraduate courses such as Strategic Management and Business and Society at Salisbury University. He earned his Ph.D. in business administration at the University of Memphis. Before starting his Ph.D., Ronei worked as an instructor for five years in Brazil, teaching several different courses. His teaching philosophy involves experiential learning and student participation.

Since his Master of Science, Leonel has also been interested in research methods and the science of science. A coding enthusiast, Ronei works with Python, R, and Stata in his research projects. He uses web-scraping and natural language process techniques to produce cutting-edge research.