Dr. Lloyd Baird is Professor Emeritus of Management at Boston University and served as Chair of the Organizational Behavior Department. He was also the Jon Huntsman Visiting Professor at Utah State University. During his tenure at Boston University he served as Executive Director of the Leadership Institute, on the steering committee of the Executive Development Roundtable and Research Director of the Human Resources Policy Institute. All consortia of leading corporations devoted to improving leadership capability in their organizations. They bring together global organizations from across industry sectors, military and government agencies working together to enhance, drive and improve their own efforts of leadership, talent management and innovation. He is author of numerous books and articles, and he consults regularly in the areas of executive leadership, capability development, innovation and process improvement. He received his BS degree from Utah State University and his MBA and PhD from Michigan State University.