Soderquist Leadership, initially named The Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics, was founded in 1998 by the retired chief operating officer and senior vice chairman of Walmart Stores, Inc., Don Soderquist. It is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization under the umbrella of John Brown University, a private, interdenominational, Christian liberal arts college in Siloam Springs, in the U.S. state of Arkansas.