Joan V. Gallos is an award-winning educator, author, academic leader, and researcher in the fields of leadership, education, and personal development. Her work and interests center on professional effectiveness, innovative leadership, workplace diversity, change management, and building lasting, productive relationships. In both her professional and personal work, Dr. Gallos is committed to changing our understanding of how (and why) individuals and organizations learn, improve, and grow. She is also a devoted mother and passionate lover of the arts, seeing their potential as a vehicle for empowerment, creativity, communication, and growth.
Prof. Gallos is Professor of Leadership Emerita at the former Wheelock College, where she also served Joan V. Gallos is an award-winning educator, author, academic leader, and researcher in the fields of leadership, education, and personal development. Her work and interests center on professional effectiveness, innovative leadership, workplace diversity, change management, and building lasting, productive relationships. In both her professional and personal work, Dr. Gallos is committed to changing our understanding of how (and why) individuals and organizations learn, improve, and grow. She is also a devoted mother and passionate lover of the arts, seeing their potential as a vehicle for empowerment, creativity, communication, and growth.
Prof. Gallos is Professor of Leadership Emerita at the former Wheelock College, where she also served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and oversaw three major accreditations, as well as faculty development, academic programming, and educational innovation consistent with the College’s mission. She is currently a core faculty member in the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians (LIAL) at Harvard and the chief curriculum consultant to the Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL). ...more