DAVID BROWN JR. (AKA DR. DBJ)

…is an authenticity thought leader who previously served as a senior leader in small and large companies across a multitude of industries and product/service lines. A passion for operations, change management, leadership and organizational development has historically made him adept at turnarounds and transformational change.

Despite growing success in his career, a personal tragedy became the catalyst for David to make several professional transitions which sparked a search for deeper meaning on how he could contribute to the development of leaders, organizations and society as a whole. In 2015, David took time away from corporate America to train as a coach while also writing his first book, Letters for Lucia: 8 Principles for Navigating Adversity. During that period, he developed a new perspective on leadership that centered on authenticity.

David’s doctoral research expanded on this and concluded that leaders who exhibited higher levels of authenticity were catalysts for transformational change. Also, higher authenticity facilitates increased levels of trust, psychological safety, productivity and creativity amongst other outcomes. These findings are foundations to supporting Authenticism’s approaches to coaching and consulting, which emphasize consistently elevating the level of authenticity in individuals and teams. David’s belief is that organizations that nurture and develop authenticity as a core capability will not only produce better results financially but will create differentiation by excelling across domains such as change management, leadership and organizational development. That benefits the organization, its stakeholders and society as a whole.

David earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Delaware and completed an Executive MBA at the Villanova School of Business where he later served as an adjunct professor. He received an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.