Stephen Gilliland

Dr. Stephen W. Gilliland holds the title of University Professor at Claremont Graduate University and teaches in the Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences and Drucker School of Management. He is responsible for developing degree and non- degree leadership programs and also serves as the founding director of the Maldonado Executive Leadership Institute, which is committed to discovery, discussion, and dissemination of insights
into the future of executive leadership. Previously, Stephen held Peter and Nancy Salter Chair in Healthcare Management at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, where for 24 years he served a variety of leadership roles including vice dean for the Eller College, associate dean for Eller Executive Education, and department head of Management and Organizations. He is Fellow in the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and received the Early Career Award from the same organization. His book Pushing Up: What twelve months of physical challenges taught two brothers about connection, leadership, and purpose details his personal exploration of “I will” commitments (you can also check out his TEDx talk on the same topic).

Stephen has consulted and conducted leadership training around the world for small and large organizations, including DP World (in UAE), BHP Billiton (in Australia and Chile), Microsoft (in Singapore, Japan, and USA), and Kaiser Permanente (USA). He had served on several corporate and non-profits boards and currently serves as the Co-Chief IO Psychologist at Safer Hire, pre-hire screening service that helps clients measurably reduce workers compensation claims and turnover.