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Senior Consultant, Executive Development
John Austin is a Senior Consultant in Executive Development for Decision Strategies International (DSI). Prior to joining DSI, John helped launch two companies based on his research, Aptient Research and Training, and YourWebView, LLC. He has been on the faculty at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University and at The University of Washington and has taught Executives at The Wharton School and Duke Corporate Education.
John has a B.A. in economics from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in management from Boston College. Dr. Austin is a thought leader in the areas of team leadership, knowledge transfer in teams, and organizational change implementation. His research on knowledge-based decision making teams is widely cited in the academic literature as is his work on the strategic actions of internal change agents.
Dr. Austin is an award winning teacher with experience teaching undergraduates, MBA students and practicing managers. John has conducted training on change management, team performance, facilitation, leadership, creativity, and sustainable business. His experience with individuals at all levels of organizations enables him to translate broad strategies and concepts into actionable, engaging programs.
Dr. Austin’s research has been published in leading management and applied psychology journals including Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Organization Science. In addition, he has presented his research at the annual conferences of the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, INFORMS, and International Association of Business and Society. John’s work has been recognized with three Best Paper awards from the Academy of Management. Dr. Austin’s work has been mentioned in a number of media outlets including CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s.