Richard Dana Ed. D.  Richard Dana, Ed.D. is a management consultant and executive coach specializing in family and closely-held firms. Richard is committed to helping clients achieve maximum growth and productivity through highly customized individual coaching and organizational consulting services. Working with senior executives and management teams Richard focuses on leadership and team development, communications, and successful execution of strategic initiatives to drive performance and profitability. Richard’s clients have included companies in the following sectors: Manufacturing, Energy, Branding and Public Relations, Healthcare, Wireless Technology, Consumer Electronics, Packaging, Retail, Industrial Equipment, Industrial and Product Design, Financial Services, and Travel and Leisure. In addition, Richard consults with educational institutions and major medical centers. A hallmark of his work is to help clients produce results that are Clear to the bottom line TM. A strong background in both business and psychology differentiates Richard’s work in assessment, coaching and organizational consulting. This integrated skill set is particularly helpful for executives and teams within family firms where the importance of relationships is critical. Richard developed the Executive Learning Profile®, a customized business profile and individual action plan which leverages state-of-the-art cognitive, learning and personality research. Richard is a licensed psychologist who received his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Boston University and held an appointment as Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School. In 1985, Richard founded Dana Group Associates, a multi-disciplinary human services firm that he sold in 2006 to dedicate full-time to his management consulting business. His experience leading DGA from start-up to mature business provides him a deep, first-hand understanding of the issues faced by businesses in varying economic climates. Accordingly, Richard is highly skilled and interested in the areas of staging and managing growth and organizational change. Richard is a member of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Venture Mentoring Service, the Family Firm Institute, and the American Psychological Association.