Jennifer Garvey Berger

I believe that leadership is one of the most vital renewable resources in the world. At a time when organizations are often forging the path rather than following the path of others, leadership is about creating the conditions for people to be their most creative, connected, intelligent selves. I am a founding partner and CEO of Cultivating Leadership, a consultancy that serves executives and executive teams in the private, nonprofit, and government sectors around the world. I design and teach leadership programs, coach senior teams, and support new ways of thinking about strategy and people with clients facing these dramatic shifts in complexity, volatility, and change in their workplaces and markets. I blend deep theoretical knowledge with a driving quest for practical ways to make leaders’ lives better.

I hold a doctorate in adult development from Harvard University. I was an Associate Professor at George Mason University before I left the academy on a mission to connect powerful research and the people doing real work in the world.

I am the author of Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World and coauthor with Keith Johnston of Simple Habits for Complex Times: Powerful Practices for Leaders, both from Stanford University Press.