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Miriam Kragness, Ph.D. - Executive Consultant

Miriam is an Executive Consultant with the Park Li Group.

Miriam brings 20 years of in-depth experience designing and evaluating complex organizational change including organization and stakeholder assessment, transformative strategies, communication at multiple levels, team facilitation, executive coaching, and process/outcome evaluation. She provides results-oriented, strategic planning and advice to corporate and government teams and their leaders and is known internationally as an expert in building leadership capabilities in a global environment.

Organizations with which she has worked include Royal Dutch Shell, Bank of New York Mellon, Daimler Chrysler, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), Merck, Pfizer, ConvaTec, Honeywell, Control Data, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as major hospitals, universities, and government centers. She has conducted cross-cultural research and provided leadership training for professionals from Europe, Asia, South Africa, Central and South America, and Australia.

Miriam has also published research on creative teamwork, interactive listening, and adult learning styles. She speaks frequently at conferences in the U.S. and abroad on subjects such as the benefits and risks of corporate downsizing, change management, shared leadership, and outcome measurement. She has also taught at several universities.

A licensed psychologist, Miriam earned her doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Minnesota and a second specialization in neuropsychology. She has served on several nonprofit boards whose mission is to improve the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and acquired brain and spinal cord injuries.

Prior to joining Park Li, Miriam was a manager with Ernst & Young, LLC, owner of her own company (ROI Consultants, Inc.), and an executive consultant with two international consulting firms specializing in executive selection and development and organizational leadership.