Faculty

Lori Roth Gale is a consultant specializing in professional development for mid-level and senior managers. She has 25 years of experience in leadership development, first as executive director of Columbia Business School’s Institute for Not-for-profit Management and member of Columbia’s Executive Education faculty, and then as an independent consultant. In these roles she has managed, designed and/or directed over 100 programs with over 2000 participants from community-based organizations, large regional organizations and public-sector institutions. She also served as a coach and facilitator in Columbia Business School’s Executive Education and Executive MBA Programs. In 2010 she founded Strategic Learning Associates to continue this work and related research and evaluation, and in 2013 began teaching at the New School for Public Engagement.  Master's courses have included Organizational Assessment and Diagnosis, the Science and Art of Leadership Development, Management and Organizational Behavior, Advanced Seminar in Organizational Change Management. She also teaches an undergraduate course, Leadership in Context.   Lori is known for her collaborative approach to design and participatory evaluation. She is valued for her broad knowledge of management, leadership, and adult learning theory and its practical applications at work. Recent clients include AHRC, Albany County Department of Health, CUNY, NYC DCAS, NYC Parks Department, Leadership Fellows New York, and Westchester Community Foundation.

EdD, Adult Learning and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University. 

Masters degree in Public and Private Management, Yale School of Management

BA, Art History, Brandeis University.