Dr. Clark is an organizational anthropologist and the founder and CEO of LeaderFactor, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He pioneered the field of data-driven cultural transformation and is recognized globally as an authority in senior executive development.
He is the author of five books:
- Epic Change: How to Lead Change in the Global Age (John Wiley/Jossey-Bass, 2007)
- Leadership Bones (Bradmore Road Press, 2009)
- The Employee Engagement Mindset (McGraw-Hill, 2012)
- Leading with Character and Competence (Berrett-Koehler, 2016)
- The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety (Berrett-Koehler, 2020)
Dr. Clark has written more than 200 articles on leadership, culture, change, strategy, and human capital for publications such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. He is a highly sought-after advisor to CEOs and senior leadership teams, having worked with more than 300 executive teams around the world.
Previously, he served as President and CEO of Decker, a consulting firm in San Francisco, and as CEO of Novations SDC, a consulting and training firm in Boston. Earlier in his career, he spent several years in manufacturing as vice president of operations and plant manager at Geneva Steel Company. He began his professional journey as a survey research project director for what is now Harris Interactive in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Clark earned a Ph.D. in Social Science from Oxford University as a British Research Scholar and was a Fulbright Scholar at Seoul National University in Korea. He also holds a master’s degree in Government and Economics from the University of Utah. As an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, he completed a triple major cum laude and was named a first-team Academic All-American football player.