Richard Mirabile, Ph.D. is a Senior Advisor to BreakThrough Performance Systems and an Organizational Psychologist with over 30 years of business, consulting and academic experience. He has been a technology founder, a CEO, scholar, and consultant. Through multiple lenses, he works to understand complex situations and integrate extensive information to help executives, senior leaders, and teams strengthen their leadership and organizational impact. He specializes in Leadership Development, High Performance Teams, Organization Development, and Executive Coaching. He was the Founder and CEO of Success Factor Systems, the company now known as SAP Success Factors. He has also been a Guest Fellow at the Center for Leadership Development in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, and has also held positions as Senior Partner, Leadership Consulting Services for Heidrick & Struggles, Director of Human Resources for GTE Telephone Operations Group, Assistant Professor at Purdue University, and guest lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin. He was previously on the Advisory Boards of Hitch.Works and Aptology. Hitch was acquired by Service Now and Aptology was acquired by MediaFly, both in 2022.