Philip H. Mirvis is an organizational psychologist whose studies and private practice concern large-scale organizational change, characteristics of the workforce and workplace, and business leadership in society.  An advisor to companies and NGOs on five continents, he has authored twelve books including The Cynical Americans (social trends), Building the Competitive Workforce (human capital investments), Joining Forces (human dynamics of mergers). To the Desert and Back (business transformation), and Beyond Good Company: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship (with Bradley Googins).  
 
Mirvis serves as a board member of PYXERA Global, a Washington, DC-based international development NGO, and formerly as a Trustee of the Foundation for Community Encouragement and Society for Organization Learning. He received a career achievement award as “Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner” from the Academy of Management.  He currently teaches in executive education programs in business schools and companies around the world and is leading a study of corporate social innovation.