Meet our Leadership Team

Dr. Richard Wellins is a senior research associate for DDI. Prior to his current role, he served as a senior vice president for DDI in a variety of roles, spanning a 35-year career. Dr. Wellins continues to specialize in the relation between various talent practices and enhanced leadership performance. He has published over 50 articles, made more than 100 professional presentations at events around the world, and published six books, including Your First Leadership Job, Empowered Teams, Inside Teams and Reengineering’s Missing Ingredient.

Dr. Wellins’ current research initiatives include a project with The Conference Board on Millennial Leadership and the seventh Global Leadership Forecast involving over 25,000 leaders in 1,800 global organizations. He also serves as a judge for CNBC’s Asian Business Leader of the Year Award program.