Barry Posner, Ph.D. is the Michael J. Accolti S.J. Professor of Leadership and Chair of the Management and Entrepreneurship Department Executive Fellow of Leadership, at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University where he served for 12 years as Dean. Barry received the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) highest award for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance, was recognized as one of the Top 50 leadership coaches in America, ranked among the Most Influential HR thinkers in the world by HR magazine, and included among the World’s Top 75 Leadership and Management Experts by Inc. magazine.
“Barry received the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) highest award for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance.”
Accolades
Professor Posner is an internationally renowned scholar who has published over 100 research and practitioner-oriented articles, in such publications as the Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Relations, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Selling, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. He has served on a number of public and nonprofit boards, such as the American Institute of Architects, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits, Global Women’s Leadership Network, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, SVCreates, and Uplift Family Services.
Experience
Barry received an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master's degree from The Ohio State University in public administration, and his Ph.D. in organizational behavior and administrative theory from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. At Santa Clara, he has received several outstanding teaching and leadership honors. Barry has been a visiting professor at the University of Western Australia, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Sabanci University (Istanbul), and the University of Auckland (New Zealand).
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