Dr. Richard Dool is currently the Managing Director of LeaderocityTM, LLC. He developed this consulting practice to focus in these primary areas: leadership communication, change management, strategic development, and organizational renewal.
Dr. Dool has a comprehensive and diverse executive level leadership background including leading an $800 million division of AT&T, global commercial leadership roles at GE, and serving for 12 years as CEO of both public and private companies. His background includes rescuing a company from near bankruptcy, leading the acquisition or divestiture of 11 companies, and effectively managing companies in the United States, UK, China, Brazil, Germany, France, India, and Australia. He has a significant operational history in general management, sales/commercial leadership, product management, and marketing leadership positions. He comes with a successful leadership experience in a variety of settings including multinational, multicultural, and virtual environments. He has been on the board of directors of five different companies as well as a member of several boards of advisors.
After his corporate career, Dr. Dool decided to pivot and pay it forward in academia. Dr. Dool is on the faculty at Rutgers University where he is also the Director of the Masters in Communication and Media and the Masters in Health Communication and Information programs.
Dr. Dool has a MA in strategic communication and leadership, a MS in management, and a doctorate in management/organizational processes. Dr. Dool is an active researcher and presenter in these areas and has published on the concepts of Change FatigueTM and LeaderocityTM. He is the author of Enervative Change: The Impact of Persistent Change Initiatives on Job Satisfaction, 12 Months of Leadership Insights, Leading in Difficult Times and Circumstances, and LeaderocityTM: Leading at the Speed of Now.
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Tahsin I. Alam is Associate Dean of Advancement for the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. He serves as a member of the Foster Advisor Board and is part of the dean’s senior leadership team and University Advancement’s Executive Leadership Team.
A higher education advancement industry veteran with over 17 years of experience in presidential and advancement professional searches, Mr. Alam began his career as an associate with Isaacson Miller, a Boston-based national search firm. After eight years of working with the development and alumni relations search practice, Mr. Alam went on to become a managing associate with the Nonprofit Professional Advisory Group (NPAG), a boutique consulting firm with clients across the nonprofit sector. Here he served as a partner for the development and communications search practice, where in four years, the practice grew from inception to the most profitable practice at the firm.
At the Rutgers University Foundation, Tahsin served as the Vice President for Advancement Services and Talent Management. He oversaw 70 employees across the departments of talent management, donor relations, stewardship, prospect research, prospect management, board relations, and campaign operations. Outside of Rutgers, Mr. Alam is a consulting partner with BWF, one of the leading consulting firms in the advancement industry. Mr. Alam holds a bachelor of arts degree in politics, economics, and theater from Bates College and a master’s in organizational communications from Rutgers University. He is a native of Bangladesh.
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