Janyce Fadden is Director of Strategic Engagement at the University of North Alabama Sanders College of Business and Technology’s Agile Strategy Lab where she is part of a team advancing agile leadership and strategy initiatives. She is a co-author of the award-winning book, “Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership” and serves as a certified fellow of the Strategic Doing Institute, a breakthrough process for doing more together. Fadden has facilitated many workshops and keynote talks about strategy development and implementation.
Her accomplishments include an innovation pipeline strategy called Shoals Shift which builds a digital economy by enhancing the region’s competitiveness. This award-winning project recognized by the Appalachian Regional Commission with a significant grant to accelerate the results. The project has been recognized as outstanding by the University Economic Development Association, the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and the Deshpande Symposium Awards.

In her previous role as President at the Rockford Area Economic Development Council she created and implemented innovative approaches to economic development. She also served in various capacities as President, Vice President, and General Manager for major multinational corporations including Honeywell, General Signal, Applied Power, Pacific Scientific, and Danaher.

Fadden earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Management from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, and her Master of Business Administration degree from Northern Illinois University.