Dr. Joseph McInerney

Joe McInerney is the Vice President of Leadership and Ethics Education for the Knights of Columbus, a worldwide fraternal association of more than two million members.

Prior to retiring as a Captain from the United States Navy he served as the Chair of the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law and as Permanent Military Professor of Applied Ethics and Leadership at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Having served in a variety of leadership positions in the Navy, Captain McInerney was selected for the Navy’s Permanent Military Professor Program.

As a member of that program, he graduated from The Catholic University of America with a doctorate in moral philosophy.  Captain McInerney also holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Theological Studies from the Pontifical Lateran University.  In 2016, Captain McInerney published his first book, The Greatness of Humility: St. Augustine on Moral Excellence (Pickwick Publications, 2016). His most recent book, From Achilles to Superman: A Leader’s Guide to MacIntyre’s History of Ethics, is forthcoming from Cascade Books.