Robert C. Satterwhite, PhD, ACC

Dr. Robert Satterwhite is an equity partner at Odgers.

He oversees the firm’s Leadership Advisory Practice designing, managing, and delivering selection, onboarding, development, succession, and coaching programs. In this capacity, he provides actionable, metrics-backed, and context-relevant insights and support to executives and their teams, up-and-coming leaders and high-potentials, and Boards.

Working as a trusted advisor and confidante, Robert is inspired by enabling executives and their teams to accelerate their impact, influence, potential, and performance. For more than 25 years, he has consulted with private and public-sector organizations from small non-profits to the largest companies in the world and worked in nearly all industries, including financial services, insurance, private equity, industrial, manufacturing, CPG, transportation, aerospace and defense, retail, energy, pharma, telecommunications, internet and technology, and government.

Robert has a Master’s in Psychology from Wake Forest University, a PhD in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an ACC Coaching Credential from the International Federation of Coaching (ICF). He has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and is co-author of the book, The Importance of Psychological Traits. Robert has been a contributing writer to Forbes HR Business Council and has also appeared in Senior Executive HR Think Tank, Human Resource Executive Magazine, HR.com’s Talent Management Excellence Magazine, AESC's Executive Talent Magazine, and Retail Leader, discussing human resources, human capital, and talent management issues.