Manoloff, Rick

Education: Princeton University; Harvard Divinity School; Yale Law School

What Guides My Decision Making: Ethics, consensus-building and creativity

Favorite Quote: “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”— Aristotle

What Motivates Me: The pursuit of happiness

Most Important Leadership Quality: The ability to synthesize disparate viewpoints and build consensus

If I Could Have Any Other Job: Unitarian Universalist minister

Proudest Moment: My proudest moment was receiving the CMBA President’s Award for my work in establishing the new Cleveland Legal Collaborative — a unique program to fill the justice gap between those who do not qualify for free legal services and those who cannot afford legal services at market rates.

Where I Will Be In 10 Years: Working on the institutionalization of a new fiscally conservative, socially liberal Centrist party