Dr. Anthony F. Smith
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Leadership Research Institute

Dr. Anthony F. Smith is a Managing Director of Leadership Research Institute, a global management and leadership consulting firm. He has been an active consultant for more than 15 years in the areas of organizational change, executive development and leadership training and design. He serves clients in the financial/banking sector, as well as the sports, entertainment, professional services and manufacturing and production sectors.

Anthony has served on the teaching and research faculties of several universities, including Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, the University of San Diego, the University of California and the European School of Management at Oxford. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in the Behavioral Sciences and earned his Doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of San Diego. Following his Doctorate, he was appointed as a Post-Doctoral Fellow of social anthropology at the University of California, where he studied Leadership and Organizational Culture. 

Anthony’s research on leadership has appeared in several publications, including the European Journal of Management and the Journal of Leadership Studies; and the best-selling books, The Leader of the Future and The Organization of the Future, both published by the Drucker Foundation. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed business book, The Taboos of Leadership, published by Jossey Bass, May 2007. His most recent book is ESPN the Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in Sports, published by John Wiley & Sons, September 2009.