Board Member
Dr. Nicholas A. Pearce is a Chicago native and vocational multi-hyphenate committed to creating social impact at the intersection of the academy, the marketplace, and the church. An award-winning organizational behaviorist, trusted executive adviser, and respected Christian faith leader, Dr. Pearce serves as a Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The Vocati Group, a boutique global management consultancy, and the founding Senior Pastor of Crosstown Chicago. He is a celebrated TEDx speaker and the author of the bestselling book, The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work.
Dr. Pearce and his work on leadership, organizational culture, and faith have been spotlighted by notable global media outlets, including NPR, BBC, Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN, Christianity Today, and beyond. He has been named a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, one of Chicago’s 40 Game Changers under 40, and a recipient of the Aspen Institute’s prestigious Ideas Worth Teaching award.
Connect with Dr. Pearce on social media @napphd.
Why Dr. Pearce serves on the Board
I joined the board because the work of ending hunger and advancing human flourishing in our region is righteous, just, and holy work. Hunger is both a moral crisis and a strategic challenge–one that GCFD confronts with compassion, courage, and credibility. I’m honored to serve and hope to contribute my Chicago-rooted perspective, moral imagination, and systems-thinking lens to help move the mission forward.