Robert M. Galford

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Robert M. Galford is an American author. [1] He is the coauthor of four business books: The Trusted Advisor (with David Maister and Charles Green), The Trusted Leader (with Anne Seibold Drapeau), Your Leadership Legacy (with Regina Fazio Maruca), and, most recently, Simple Sabotage (with Bob Frisch and Cary Greene).

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Galford was born in 1952 and was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. His educational background includes Liceo Segre, Turin, Italy, a BA in Economics and Italian Literature from Haverford College, an MBA from Harvard and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.

Galford is a managing partner of the Center for Leading Organizations in Concord, MA where he works with senior executives on the issues that lie at the intersection of strategy, leadership and organization. He has taught executive programs at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and Harvard. Earlier in his career, Rob was executive vice president and chief people officer of Digitas, a marketing services firm based in Boston. He was also vice president of the MAC Group and its successor firm, Gemini Consulting.

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References

  1. "Robert M. Galford". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. New York, U.S.: HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  2. "Simple Sabotage". www.goodreads.com. Goodreads . Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. "Your Leadership Legacy". www.goodreads.com. Goodreads . Retrieved 2020-05-09.