Doug Paxton

*Professional Overview: *

Doug Paxton is a learner, educator, writer, and artist who is passionate about what humanity has to learn from reconnecting to our values and the natural world. Doug is Co-Director of the Leadership Center at Saint Mary’s College and faculty in the MA in Leadership program, currently focusing his teaching in the area of Values in Action, Leadership and Sustainable Organizational Change. He brings to his teaching and facilitation over thirty years of leadership experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, including roles he served as the Director of People and Organizational Development at Business for Social Responsibility, Executive Director of Indochinese Housing Development Corporation and as the founding Program Director of the Presidio World College MBA in Sustainable Management. He is an accredited Hall-Tonna Values executive coach and former Rites of Passage vision quest guide. His doctoral work explored how white people can come together to work for social and racial justice.

Education

• Ph.D. California Institute of Integral Studies (1996.08 — 2003.05)
• M.B.A. Yale University - Yale School of Management (1986 — 1988)
• A.B. Georgetown University (1980 — 1982)

Companies

• Adjunct Faculty and Co-Director of the Leadership Center Saint Mary's College of California (2006)
• Adjunct Associate Professor Saint Mary’s College of California – Leadership Studies Programs (2006)
• Guide Rites of Passage, Vision Quest (2010 — 2015)
• Board Member GroundSpark (2003 — 2011)
• Coach/Facilitator Values Technology (2008 — 2010)
• Contractor/Facilitator of Cooperative Inquiry New York University (2005 — 2006)
• T-Group Facilitator Stanford Graduate School of Business (1992 — 2006)
• Founding Program Director Presidio Graduate School (1999 — 2004)
• Director of People and Organizational Development Business for Social Responsibility (1995 — 1999)

Skills

The most important

• Business Strategy
• Event Planning
• Editing

Other

Curriculum Development, Community Development, Student Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Career Counseling, Consulting, E-Learning, Volunteer Management, Personal Development, Instructional Design, Conflict Resolution, Management Consulting, Grant Writing, Career Development, Start-ups, Strategy, Fundraising, Staff Development, Curriculum Design, Change Management, Team Building, Executive Coaching, Mentoring, Higher Education, Research, Policy, Management, Community Outreach, Program Development, Sustainability, Program Management, Public Speaking, Entrepreneurship, Non-profits, Coaching, Training, Workshop Facilitation, Nonprofits, Teaching, Leadership, Organizational Development, Leadership Development