James S. O’Rourke, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor, Management

James S. O’Rourke is an American rhetorician who teaches management and corporate communication, as well as business writing and speaking, at Notre Dame. He is a Teaching Professor of Management and, from 1990 to 2017, was the Arthur F. and Mary J. O’Neil Director of the Fanning Center for Business Communication. He earned a BBA in Management from Notre Dame, an MS in Mass Communication from Temple University, an MA in Speech Communication from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in Public Communication from Syracuse University.

He is the author of 23 prominent textbooks, including “Management Communication”, 6/e Routledge (London) and “The Truth About Confident Presenting”, 2/e Anthem Press (London). He is principal author or directing editor of more than 375 case studies in management and corporate communication. O’Rourke is a former trustee of both the Arthur W. Page Society and the Institute for Public Relations. He is also a member of the Management Communication Association, and a regular consultant to Fortune 500 and mid-size businesses throughout North America. During Spring 2018, he served as faculty-in residence in Notre Dame’s M. K. Fischer Hall in London.