James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns was a renowned scholar of leadership and presidential studies.

He held prestigious positions at Williams College and the University of Maryland, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Burns earned his Ph.D. from Harvard and studied at the London School of Economics.

His academic achievements include serving as president of the American Political Science Association and the International Society of Political Psychology.

Burns' work on transformational leadership and his Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential biographies established him as a leading authority in the field of leadership studies.