Dr. Kenneth P. De Meuse President, Wisconsin Management Group, USA

Dr. Kenneth P. De Meuse is a globally recognized authority on organizational restructuring and downsizing. He has published several landmark studies on the impact downsizing has on a corporation’s financial performance. He has appeared on ABC News, CNN, AP Radio, and National Public Radio and his research has been featured... read morein publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Fortune, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, and USA Today. More than 100 universities and 200 organizations have contacted him regarding his research findings. Dr. De Meuse is founder and principal of Wisconsin Management Group and serves as an external consultant for many global firms. Previously, he worked for Union Carbide and the Intergraph Corporation, was Vice President of Global Research at Korn/Ferry International, and Executive Vice President of Research and Product Development for Tercon Consulting (a Washington, DC-based talent management consulting company). In addition, he was on the faculties at Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee, his master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska, and his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin. Recently, he was elected Fellow by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology for his contributions to the science and practice of talent management.