Bob Stone

Bob Stone is a GOVERNING contributor. He consults, teaches ethical leadership and leading change, and serves as a member of the governing council and faculty of the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at California State University, Long Beach. He had a 30-year career as a civil servant, where he was credited with starting a quality revolution at the Pentagon, and then later (at the White House) led the campaign to reinvent the U.S. government. Stone wrote "Confessions of a Civil Servant: Lessons in Changing America's Government and Military" and "The Ethics Challenge: Strengthening Your Integrity in a Greedy World" (with Mick Ukleja).