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An advisor to Fortune 100 executives and world-class institutions for more than twenty years, Dr. Susan Battley is an internationally recognized expert on CEO and leadership effectiveness.

The Clinton White House Office of Science and Technology Policy commended her radio program on leadership excellence, Fast Focus on Success.

She is the author of Coached to Lead: How to Achieve Extraordinary Results with an Executive Coach (Jossey-Bass); Coaching Power: 10 Myths and New Realities; and Is Executive Coaching Right For You?

Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, professional service firms, and elite research institutions.   She has worked with chief executives, university presidents, Nobel laureates, and prominent scientists, diplomats, and educators.

A respected media source for analyzing leadership in the context of news-breaking events and key trends, Battley has been featured in outlets worldwide including CNN, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, and National Public Radio, and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chief Executive, Business Week, United Press International, Harvard Management Update, Entrepreneur, Science, Leader to Leader, Investments, and Worth.

She is the founder and CEO of Battley Performance Consulting, a leadership strategy and organization effectiveness consultancy.

Formerly, she was a clinical associate professor and consulting psychologist at Stony Brook University.

Dr. Battley brings a unique perspective to her advisory work and media commentary. A licensed psychologist, she also holds a Ph.D. with Distinction in economic history. After post-graduate research at Cambridge University in England, she held both university faculty and management positions in the USA.

Her work has been published in Leader to Leader, Leadership Excellence, Harvard Management Update, Associations Now, Consulting to Management, Ombudsman News and other professional periodicals.

Areas of Expertise

Fortune 100 executives, professional service firms, and elite research institutions have benefited from the breadth and depth of Dr. Susan Battley's expertise for more than twenty years. Areas of her expertise include:

• CEO behavior and effectiveness
• Global leadership trends
• Behavioral economics
• Career and workplace trends
• Impact of current events on people's behavior

Education & Credentials

• PsyD in Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
• MS in Applied Psychology, Long Island University
• PhD with Distinction in History, State University of New York, Stony Brook
• MA with Distinction in History, State University of New York at Stony Brook
• Licensed Psychologist, State of New York

Additional Facts

• Inaugural arts and sciences visiting professor, St. George's University, Grenada, 1997.
• Contributing nominator, CFO Magazine's Global 100 Leaders.
• Board directorships include the Institute of Management Consultants, New York City, the Long Island Historical Journal advisory board, and nonprofit community organizations.
• Professional memberships include the American Psychological Association, Society of Consulting Psychology, the Institute of Management Consultants, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the National Speakers Association.