Christopher R. von Rueden

Christopher R. von Rueden is a Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. He earned his doctorate in Anthropology, with an emphasis in Cognitive Science, from the University of California, Santa Barbara (M.A., 2007). His research integrates evolutionary anthropology, social cognition, and cultural psychology to examine leadership, egalitarianism, and social hierarchy. Recent work includes a 25-country study on intergroup conflict and leader preferences, analyses of egalitarianism among African hunter-gatherers, and the Multi-Capital Leadership Theory, which frames leadership diversity across human societies. His publications appear in *Evolution and Human Behavior*, *Human Nature*, and *Behavioral and Brain Sciences*.