EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Rita Bailey
SMU Adjunct faculty member and CEO, QVF Partners
Bailey has worked with groups in Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Japan on topics including organizational culture, people strategies, leadership, innovation, customer service and branding. She is also the co-author of Destination Profit: Creating People-Profit Opportunities in Your Organization is a featured guest on radio talk shows across the nation.
During her 25-year career at Southwest Airlines, Rita served in several roles including customer service, marketing, public relations and HR. In her last position, she headed the Southwest Airlines University for People, responsible for design, development and implementation of all Leadership Personal Development programs.
Rita serves on several advisory boards and committees and was 2005 chair of ASTD (American Society of Training and Development.)
“The Advanced Leadership course is an excellent opportunity to get outside your day-to-day comfort zone and learn in an environment surrounded by other successful and motivated executives who bring real world experiences with them to the program,” says Rita Bailey, adjunct faculty member, SMU Executive Education and CEO, QVF Partners. “Another great aspect of the program is that participants are sponsored by senior executives within their companies so they get continuous communication and mentoring during and after the program."