"Richard walks the walk. He really knows how to listen. His business sense and communication skills helped us quickly define strategy and build a great team."

— Partner,
HR Consulting Firm

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Who does the CEO talk to?

About Richard Dana

Business psychologist Richard Dana, Ed.D., founder and president of Richard Dana Associates, has over 25 years of experience as a company President, business consultant and educator. Richard’s goal in establishing Richard Dana Associates was to provide corporations, family businesses, start-ups, schools and non-profits with integrated and innovative opportunities for change, growth and success.

Richard brings expertise in communications, group dynamics, and individual differences to help clients focus on life and business goals and build momentum for dynamic change.

Combining his business expertise and clinical training, Richard developed the Executive Learning Profile®, a high definition road map. The Profile is developed through a dynamic assessment and coaching process that utilizes state-of-the-art cognitive, learning and personality research. Using his expertise in communications and group dynamics, the result is “aha” moments that build momentum for dynamic change.

Richard's business consulting practice emerged naturally from his leadership of the highly regarded Dana Group Associates (DGA), a multi–disciplinary human services organization that Richard founded and sold in 2006. His experience leading DGA from start-up to mature business provides him a deep, first-hand understanding of the issues faced by small and intermediate sized businesses in varying economic climates. C-level corporate clients, high-tech innovators and entrepreneurs, with whom he has been working for the past 25 years, round-out his corporate background.

Richard received his B.A. from University of California at Berkeley, and his doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Boston University. A specialist in the behavioral sciences, Richard’s work has focused on individuals, groups, learning styles and communication. Drawing on his clinical experience, Richard brings a powerful understanding of how cognitive and personality styles affect learning, providing a solid foundation for creating change.

Richard’s strength as a consultant is based on his ability to identify both the cultural climate and business challenges of an organization, and then effectively and energetically work with key players to create communication, learning and results that are clear to the bottom lineSM.

Richard Dana can be reached at 617.795.0776 or by email at rdana@richarddana.net.