David Tate

David C. Tate is a clinical and organizational psychologist and Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Yale University. He is the co-author of Sink or Swim: How Lessons from the Titanic Can Save Your Family Business, and has been featured as a key-note speaker and lecturer for local, regional, national, and international audiences. He is also a guest blogger for Monster Thinking and SmartBriefs on Leadership.

He works with for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental organizations around the issues of coaching, leadership, conflict resolution, team building, family business governance, strategic planning, and promoting healthy organizational development. In his personal and life coaching practice, he works with individuals, families, and groups around issues concerning health, relationships, and dealing effectively with life transitions.

Dr. Tate served on the advisory board for the University of Connecticut’s Family Business Program and now coordinates the National Association of Corporate Directors (Connecticut Chapter) Family Business Governance Roundtable. He is the Chair of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program and Co-Founder of the Connecticut Consulting Psychology Group.

He received his B.S. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia. He completed pre- and post-doctoral fellowships at Yale University before joining the faculty. He also earned a Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute.

Education

• PhD , University of Virginia, 1999
• MA , University of Virginia, 1995
• BS , Cornell University, 1991

Companies

• Lecturer Yale University School of Management (2015)
• Principal Tate Consulting Group, LLC (2003)
• Assistant Clinical Professor Yale University School of Medicine (2003)
• Associate Research Scientist Yale University School of Medicine (2000 — 2003)

Skills

• Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Personal Development

Other

Consulting, Psychological Assessment, Program Development, Teaching, Emotional Intelligence, Clinical Research, Workshop Facilitation, Psychotherapy, Strategic Planning, Research, Public Speaking, Management Consulting, Training, Coaching, Staff Development, Psychology, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Executive Coaching