Dr. Michael J. Naughton

Michael J. Naughton, PhD, serves as Professor and Director of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Naughton earned an MBA in Business Management from the University of Saint Thomas in 1995 and a PhD in Theology and Society from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1991. Dr. Naughton was the 2015 recipient of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities' Monika Hellwig Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Life. He serves on the University of Mary Board of Trustees and as chairman of the board for Reell Precision Manufacturing, a for-profit corporation with offices in Minnesota, Holland, and China. Among his many works include assisting in the writing of "Vocation of the Business Leader," published by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in 2012. Recent publications include Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World and Leading Wisely in Difficult Times: Three Cases of Faith and Business. He and his wife have five children and one grandchild.