Cameron Conaway will be a faculty member at the Penn State Smeal College of Business beginning July 2025. He will teach MBA and undergraduate courses in ethical leadership, business ethics, and the role of social responsibility and environmental sustainability in business. His PhD research centers on workplace feedback—specifically, how it drives innovation, enables psychologically safe speak-up cultures, and shapes what he defines as employee feedback literacy.
Cameron’s latest at Harvard Business Impact Education
► Business ethics case study
► Feedback literacy article | webinar
Constructive Feedback at Work: A Complete Course on the Basics
A comprehensive feedback course for all employees.
Mastering Constructive Feedback — a step-by-step video course by Cameron Conaway
Feedback Resources
Playlist | Guide | For Educators
Hi, I’m Cameron.
Nonlinear career journeys can become your superpower—even though that may feel like the furthest thing from the truth as you’re moving through them.
I’ve been a professional mixed martial artist, a recipient of the Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Fellowship, and a CSR leader at a company ranked #1 to work for three years.
I’ve authored the poetry book Malaria, Poems, named one of NPR’s best books, and earned an MFA and EMBA as a first-generation college student. I’ve taught in settings from juvenile detention centers to Harvard webinars and MBA programs.
I’m fascinated by business, ethics, and society—and how feedback drives improvement in every field.
I hope these experiences allow me to see the gray between black and white—and live up to NPR’s praise:
“In the spirit of social consciousness, Cameron Conaway does the work of calling our attention.”
Ultimately, I hope all of this means I can bring together seemingly disparate skills to add real value for my students.
