Jason Wingard | Source | Dean Emeritus and Professor of Human Capital Management at Columbia University
Jason Wingard
Dr. Jason Wingard is a leading executive and academic in the areas of organizational strategy, leadership development, and the future of work. He currently serves as Dean and Professor of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University which features 16 interdisciplinary masters degrees. He is responsible for the academic research, programming, and operational strategy and performance of the School’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs and related centers and institutes. He is also currently Founding Partner of the Education Board, Inc., a boutique management consulting firm.
Prior to joining Columbia, Dr. Wingard served as Chief Learning Officer at Goldman Sachs as well as Vice Dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
As a thought leader, Dr. Wingard has published widely on the topic of strategy and leadership, including his most recent books: Learning to Succeed: Reinventing Corporation Education in a World of Unrelenting Change (2015); and Learning for Life: How Continuous Education Will Keep Us Competitive in the Global Knowledge Economy (2016). His forthcoming book is The Future of Work: Optimizing the Talent Pipeline (in Press 2020).
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for TIDES (Co-Chair), Roundabout Theater Company (Executive Committee), and the Education Board Foundation (Chair).
Dr. Wingard holds a B.A. in Sociology from Stanford University, an M.A. in Professional Development from Emory University, an Ed.M. in Technology in Education from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Education, Culture, and Society from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Columbia University
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Human Capital Management
started Apr 2015