Dr. Stephen Cohen Joins Right Management as Senior Vice President, Global Project Management for Leadership Consulting Practice

March 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia - March 24, 2008 - Dr. Stephen L. Cohen has joined Right Management as Senior Vice President, Global Product Management, for the company's Leadership Development consulting practice. Right Management (www.right.com) is the world's leading provider of integrated human capital consulting services and solutions across the employment lifecycle.

He will report to Douglas J. Matthews, President and Chief Operating Officer of Right Management.

"Stephen has earned worldwide recognition for his accomplishments, and has been recognized as one of the industry's 'thought leaders' by the American Society for Training & Development," said Matthews. "In addition, he has demonstrated a proven track record at building equity by growing top and bottom-line performance for several consulting firms he has founded or led. His significant business-building skills, management acumen, and hands-on people development capabilities have earned him one of the best reputations in the industry."

For more than 25 years, Cohen has advanced the leadership development strategies of multinational corporations, creating hundreds of groundbreaking performance improvement and learning solutions in the areas of leadership and management effectiveness, Matthews added.

Cohen has authored more than 150 articles, chapters, and presentations on a wide spectrum of performance improvement topics. He has strategically directed the creation of more than 1,000 custom learning solutions, as well as nearly 100 off-the-shelf training products. In addition, he has pioneered online and blended learning solutions for over 20 years.

"He is considered one of the world's most forward-thinking experts on learning strategies, curriculum development, and integrated performance improvement systems," Matthews added.

Cohen has held positions in senior leadership roles responsible for developing custom learning solutions with Carlson Companies, Dove Consulting, Wilson Learning and Harbridge House. He also founded and led the Learning Design Group and Assessment Designs, Int'l. As an Associate Professor with University of South Florida, Cohen has taught industrial/organizational psychology.

He holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Tennessee, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hobart College. He is a Certified Performance Technologist, International Society for Performance Improvement, and a graduate of the Carlson Executive Education Program at the University of Minnesota.

About Right Management
Right Management (www.right.com) is the world's leading provider of integrated human capital consulting services and solutions across the employment lifecycle. Right Management helps clients maximize the return on their human capital investments while assisting individuals to achieve their full potential. Right Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manpower Inc., a world leader in the employment services industry, creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work.

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