Kweisi Ausar is a Professor in Residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas specializing in exploring perceptions and behaviors of managers and employees in organizational contexts. Dr. Ausar has authored and co-authored articles on authentic leadership, ethical leadership, employee engagement, supervisor support, and spirituality in the workplace. He is currently focused on conceptualizing spiritual intelligence.

As a former corporate executive, Ausar has a strong background in strategic human capital development and knows what it takes to make career transitions. Ausar is an expert in people development from both practical and academic perspectives.

Ausar holds active memberships in the Center for Creative Leadership, Society of Human Resource Management, Academy of Management, and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education.

Before coming to UNLV, Kweisi Ausar enjoyed a 23-year career with Darden Restaurants where he worked his way up from food server to the executive level.