Gregor Gardner

Function: Faculty – US Program
Institution: Blue Raven Leadership LLC

Areas of Expertise:

  • Leadership development
  • Interpersonal skills development
  • Experiential & outdoor education
  • Change management
  • Executive coaching
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Experience:

  • Prana Business LLC: Chairman of the Board
  • Blue Raven Leadership LLC: President
  • Exetor Group: Senior Affiliate
  • Executive Core: Senior Associate & Executive Coach
  • Lore International Institute - Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach
  • Impell/Essence - Leadership Consultant
  • American Educational Products, Inc. – Director of International Sales & Marketing
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Europäische Erziehung - Course Director
  • Colorado Outward Bound School (Colorado, Utah, Alaska, Mexico) - Course Director
  • Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center - Senior Instructor

Background / Education:

  • B.A. History, Dartmouth College & University of Colorado Study abroad: Universidad de Cadiz, Spain
  • M.A. European History, University of Colorado
  • M.B.A., Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • Study abroad: European Business School (Germany)

Selected Publications:

  • Have written proprietary articles and course content for numerous leadership and management workshops.

Clients:

  • Bertelsmann clients: Arvato, Direct Group, Random House
  • Other clients: Alcoa, Avaya, BMW, Cargill, Ford, Fortis Bank, General Mills, Heidrick & Struggles, Kantar, Lucent, Maersk, Nike, Pfizer, Sandvik Steel, University of Denver MBA, WPP.

Why Bertelsmann?

I have led leadership programs for U.S. Bertelsmann employees for 5 years now and it has been one of the highlights of my professional life. Why?
First, the people. They typically display a wonderful combination of intelligence, diversity, creativity, and basic human decency—all of this without arrogance or pretense.
Secondly, I thrive in the atmosphere of trust created by B.U. I feel empowered to explore and experiment, within the general boundaries of the program, to continually improve the impact it has on the participants' leadership development.
Finally, I personally resonate with many of the products associated with Bertelsmann. I love books, films, music, so I share the passion for the product that many of the participants evince. All these factors together make working with Bertelsmann a joy for me.