Dr. Nicholas Pearce is a proud alum of Chicago’s Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and holds the S.B. in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Management & Organizations from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

God has blessed Dr. Pearce to touch tens of thousands of lives across cultural, generational, and denominational boundaries with the timeless truth of God’s Word. His journey in ministry and service began at the historic Apostolic Church of God when he was just three years old. He was baptized at age six and called to the ministry at age seven. At seventeen, he entered public ministry under the tutelage of his mentor and pastor, the legendary Bishop Arthur M. Brazier. In 2012 he was appointed as Assistant Pastor, becoming the youngest minister to serve the Apostolic Church of God in that role since the church’s founding in 1932.

Beyond the pulpit, Dr. Pearce is an internationally sought-after thought leader and speaker on purpose-driven leadership, diversity & inclusion, and organizational culture. God is using Dr. Pearce in the academy as an award-winning professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Celebrated for his leadership and scholarship, he has been honored with The Aspen Institute’s Ideas Worth Teaching Award and has been a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow since 2015. He has also been named Kellogg’s MSMS Professor of the Year, a Galbraith Scholar by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, a Public Voices Fellow by The OpEd Project, a Harvey Fellow by the Mustard Seed Foundation, a Fitzhugh Fellow by the National Black MBA Association, one of Chicago’s 40 Game Changers (under 40) by WVON/Ariel Investments, and one of Today’s Joshuas by The Christian Outlook. He has been spotlighted by such global media as ABC, CBS, and NBC News, China Global TV Network, Christianity Today, CNN, Crain’s Chicago Business, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, NPR, Univision, UrbanFaith.com, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Committed to community impact, Dr. Pearce serves as a trustee of the Chicago Children’s Museum, the Field Foundation, Fuller Theological Seminary, McCormick Theological Seminary, and the Seminary Co-Op Bookstores. Previously, Pearce served as a board member of Access Community Health Network, the Chicago Community Trust African American Legacy Fund, and the Harvey Fellows Advisory Board.

Dr. Pearce serves as the founder and chief executive officer of The Vocati Group, a boutique management consultancy founded in 2012. He and his team serve hundreds of the world’s most significant corporations, social impact organizations, communities of faith, and government entities on matters of leadership development and organizational strategy. He is also the author of the bestselling book The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work. A native of Chicago’s South Side, Dr. Pearce resides in his hometown with his wife & childhood sweetheart, Tammy, their son, and their dog, Baxter.