Matthew J. Paese, Ph.D.

Matthew Paese has consulted with CEOs and senior teams from many leading organizations around the world to design and implement strategic talent initiatives, including organizational talent strategy, succession management, CEO succession, executive assessment, executive coaching and development, and executive team building. Matt also maintains a number of executive coaching relationships with senior executives in a variety of industries.

Thought Leadership

• Co-author, Grow Your Own Leaders
• Presented for the Conference Board, Economist Intelligence Unit, National Foreign Trade Council, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and numerous others
• Faculty member, Fast Company magazine's "30 Second MBA” program
• Podcast, New Rules for CEO Succession Management (part 1)
• Podcast, New Rules for CEO Succession Management (part 2)
• Is a regular blogger for DDI's Blog, Talent Management Intelligence

Career Highlights

• Before joining DDI in 1994, Matt was with Anheuser-Busch where he managed executive assessment and development programs and implemented organizational development initiatives throughout the corporation
• Doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Bachelor’s degree from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin