Fall Executive Forum

Dr. David Miller is on the faculty of Princeton University and serves as Director of the Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative. He was also at Yale University for five years, where he served as the Executive Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture, and taught at both Yale School of Management and Divinity School.  Dr. Miller received his M.Div. and a Ph.D. in ethics from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Prior to his work in the academy, Dr. Miller served as a partner in a London-based, private equity firm that specialized in international investment management, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. He has also served as senior executive and director of the securities services and global custody division of HSBC Group.

David’s book, God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement (Oxford University Press, 2007), challenges business academics and executives, as well as theologians and clergy to think differently about ethics, faith, and work.

After serving in various leadership roles at NOW Foods over the course of 30 years, Al became the CEO of NOW Health Group in 2005. Under his leadership NOW Foods sustained consistently high domestic and international growth, became the number one brand in the health food channel, created several hundred new jobs, expanded their manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and developed state of the art analytical testing labs to support high quality manufacturing. NOW was also consistently awarded as one of the best companies to work for. 

NOW has a strong commitment to social responsibility by supporting projects working with international communities affected by war, poverty, and disease.  Al and his wife Kim, who is also a veteran of the health food industry, take a personal interest in bringing the benefits of nutrition to those who need it most. For example, they have visited Uganda and Rwanda to investigate opportunities to make nutritional supplements available to projects addressing childhood poverty.

Al received the President's Award for Excellence in Exporting from President George W. Bush on behalf of NOW in 2008, was the recipient of Nutrition Business Journal's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010, and was inducted into New Hope’s Hall of Legends in 2015.

Steve joined Schneider Electric in 2011 through its acquisition of Summit Energy where he had been CEO and President since 2001. Since that time, his team has grown to become the largest buyer of energy in the world and currently manages more than $30 billion in energy spend for 4,500+ Schneider Electric clients around the world. Under Steve’s leadership, the ESS team has expanded its scope beyond energy procurement to also deliver sustainability consulting and efficiency-related services to its global client base, in a holistic approach called Active Energy Management.

Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Steve provided consulting services to several Fortune 500 companies that compete in the deregulated retail energy industry. Steve has also held the following positions: Vice President of Marketing and Operations for FPL Energy Services; Vice President of Marketing for Duke-Louis Dreyfus; Manager of Energy Supply for International Paper; and several positions in Marketing and Rates for Florida Power & Light Co.

Steve earned a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and a master’s degree from Duke University (Fuqua) in Durham, North Carolina.

Dr. Stolze served 6 years in the US Army Reserve in ordnance and later in public relations. With her B.A. from Carthage College in International Political Economics & Mandarin, she managed operations for a packaging importer while completing her MBA.

Stolze earned her PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in logistics and marketing at the University of Tennessee and was on faculty at Florida State University before joining the faculty at Wheaton College. Dr. Stolze has conducted research with over 40 companies and the Dept. of Defense in the areas of supply chain management and social & environmental sustainability.

Dr. Stolze’s forthcoming book on Wisdom Based Business will be released by Harper Collins Christian Publishing/Zondervan following her completion of an MA in Biblical Studies at Wheaton College in Spring 2019. Dr. Stolze lives in St. Charles, IL with her husband, Rich, and children, Jamin and Riley.

Dr. Johnson teaches courses in systematic theology with the goal of helping students connect the best insights of the Christian tradition to their daily life and work. This goal is reflected in his book Theology as Discipleship (IVP Academic, 2015), in which he demonstrates how the study of theology can be an act of faithfulness to Christ and service to the church.

Throughout his time at Wheaton, Keith has been involved in interdisciplinary discussions to help strengthen the relationship between theology, the liberal arts, and the sciences. As an ordained minister, he often speaks and teaches in local churches.

Dr. Johnson currently is writing a theology of innovation that will help Christians in the marketplace relate the disruption of innovation to the grace of God. In addition to this research, his academic work focuses on modern theology with an emphasis on contemporary discussion related to the doctrines of the Trinity, Christology, and salvation. His recent publications include The Essential Karl Barth (Baker Academic, 2019) and the co-edited volume Balm in Gilead: A Theological Dialogue with Marilynne Robinson (IVP Academic, 2019).