ABOUT FATHER NATHANIEL HASHAM

Fr. Nathaniel Haslam was born in Harrisburg, PA in 1976. He is an RPI graduate with Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Mechanical Engineering. While working for Xerox, he planned to create his own Fortune 500 company before God called him to the priesthood. During his 12 years of priestly training, he received degrees in both Philosophy and Theology as well as founded the ‘International Leadership Semester’, a certified leadership study abroad program at the European University of Rome. He also helped organize and coordinate the Vatican Executive Summit in which world economic leaders were invited to discuss a global ethics strategy to respond to the economic crisis in 2009. He was ordained a priest of the Legionaries of Christ in Rome in 2010.

Living in Houston for 14 years, Fr Nathaniel has served as chaplain of the Lumen Institute (www.lumeninstitute.org) for business and cultural leaders. He has also served as the National Corporate Ethics Advisor for the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is currently the International Chaplain for the Lumen Institute. Fr Nathaniel has also published three books: ‘The Future of Leadership’(2020), 'The Source and Summit of Leadership'(2022) as well as his autobiography 'Seek the Treasure: Lessons on Life and Leadership' (2022). In 2025, he completed his Doctorate in Theology and Pastoral Leadership at the University of St Mary of the Lake. Fr Nathaniel enjoys the outdoors (hiking and biking), reading, travel, good conversations over coffee and helping leaders bridge Sunday-into-Monday through one-to-one life-coaching and small group gatherings.