Known for his thinking and writing on a wide range of business and societal issues, Dr. Mitroff is the author of 26 previous books, including A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America, Smart Thinking for Crazy Times, The Essential Guide to Managing Corporate Crisis, The Unbounded Mind, andManaging Crises Before They Happen.

Known for his thinking and writing on a wide range of business and societal issues, Dr. Mitroff is the author of 26 previous books, including A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America, Smart Thinking for Crazy Times, The Essential Guide to Managing Corporate Crisis, The Unbounded Mind, andManaging Crises Before They Happen.

His educational background is rooted in the University of California at Berkeley, with B.S., Engineering Physics, 1961; M.S., Structural Engineering, 1963; Ph.D., Engineering Science (Major Field: Human Factors, Industrial Engineering) and the Philosophy of Social Science (Minor Field), 1967.

Past honors include: winner of one of Choice magazine’s awards for the best academic books of 2005 (Why Some Companies Emerge Stronger and Better From a Crisis, AMACOM); Fellow, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, October, 2001; Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Science, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, September, 2000; Charter Member, Academy of Management’s Journals Hall of Fame, August, 2000; Fellow, Academy of Management, 1994; President, International Society for the Systems Sciences, 1992-1993; Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1987.

He has written over 300 published papers, articles, and op-eds, in addition to his books. Subjects he has addressed include: Crisis Management, Business Policy, Corporate Culture, Contemporary Media and Current Events, Foreign Affairs and Nuclear Deterrence, Organizational Change, Organizational Psychology and Psychiatry, the Philosophy and Sociology of Science, Public Policy, Scientific Method, Spirituality in the Workplace, and Strategic Planning.

Dr. Mitroff is a frequent consultant to Fortune 500 companies, major governmental, and not-for-profit agencies. Consultations involve policy, organizational design, international politics, international business, and corporate strategy for long-term strategic planning. He is a frequent guest on national radio and TV talk shows, and frequently delivers keynotes to national conventions of major professional and public organizations. He often provides lectures to academic, corporate, and government leaders in over 20 foreign countries.

He is married to Donna D. Mitroff, Ph.D., an Adjunct Professor at The Annenberg School of Communication. Daughter Dana A. Mitroff, M.A., is the Head of Online Services for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He lives in Manhattan Beach, California. His hobbies include hiking, dancing, and Blues harmonica.

Positions
President and founder
Mitroff Crisis Management

Professor Emeritus
USC Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California

Adjunct Professor
Saybrook University

Senior Investigator
Center for Catastrophic Risk Management
University of California, Berkeley

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