Tony F. Smith, Ph.D.
Anthony Smith is a Co-Founder and a Managing Director of LRI. He has been an active consultant for over twenty-five 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 California, and the European School of Management at Oxford, UK. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in the Behavioral Sciences and earned his Doctorate from the School of Leadership and Educational Sciences at the University of San Diego. Following his Doctorate, Anthony 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, 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 author of the critically acclaimed book entitled The Taboos of Leadership:: The Ten Secrets That No One Will Tell You About Leaders and What They Really Think, (Jossey Bass, March 2007). Anthony’s most recent book, ESPN The Company (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009), tells the fascinating story of how ESPN managed to sustain its growth, innovation, and brand in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving marketplace. He serves on several boards, including The V Foundation for Cancer Research, named in honor of the famed basketball coach, Jimmy Valvano.
