Satinder Dhiman

About Satinder Dhiman

Satinder Dhiman, PhD, EdD, MBA, MCOM (Gold Medalist)Recognized as a lead thinker for his pioneer contributions to the field of transformational leadership, sustainability, and workplace spirituality and fulfillment, Dr. Dhiman is a sought after Keynote Speaker at regional, national and international conferences. In 2013, he was invited to be the opening speaker at the prestigious TEDx Conference, CA.He has completed advanced executive leadership programs at Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. He serves as Accreditation Mentor and Site Visit Team Leader for business accreditation body, ACBSP, for various universities in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia.Currently, Dr. Dhiman serves as the Associate Dean, Chair and Director of the MBA Program and Professor of Management at Woodbury University, Burbank, CA. He has also taught and served as the Chair for a special MBA Program for the Mercedes-Benz executives, China. He won the Steve Allen Excellence in Education Award and the prestigious ACBSP International Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Dhiman is the Founder-Director of Forever Fulfilled, a Los Angeles-based Wellbeing Consultancy that focuses on workplace wellness and self-leadership. Dr. Dhiman has delivered over 50 invited Keynote and Plenary addresses; published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters; authored, co-authored, translated, edited, and co-edited over 40 management, leadership, and accounting related books and research monographs, including, most recently: Bhagavad Gita and Leadership, Holistic Leadership, Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment, Handbook of Engaged Sustainability, Handbook of Workplace Wellbeing, Spirituality and Sustainability, Leadership Today, Gandhi and Leadership, and Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People. Some of his forthcoming titles include: Leading without Power, Wise Leadership for Turbulent Times, Healthy, Sustainable and Humane Living. Professor Dhiman is a difference maker; he touches future by connecting individuals with their radiating greatness and higher goodness that lies within.

Experience

1. Director and Chair, Masters of Organizational Leadership Program

   Woodbury University

   Mar 2023 — Present · Burbank, CA, US

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Executive Program in Leadership, Leadership

  2003 — 2003

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Executive Leaderhip Program, Leadership

  2005 — 2005

• Pepperdine University

  Ed.D., Organizational Leadership

  1991 — 1995

• Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

  Post-Doctoral Bridge to Business, Management and Marketing

  2010 — 2010

• Tilburg University, Neatherlands:The Oldendorff Graduate School

  Ph.D., Buddhist Psychology in the Workplace: A Relational Perspective

  2007 — 2011

• The Wharton School

  Advanced Executive Leadership Program, Authentic Leadership

  2009 — 2009

Skills

• Event Management
• College Teaching
• Finance
• Inspiration
• Strategic Planning
• E-Commerce
• Program Management
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Management
• Student Affairs
• Public Relations
• Powerpoint
• Organizational Leadership
• Lecturing
• University Teaching
• Higher Education
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• Admissions
• Coaching
• Fundraising
• Data Analysis
• Editing
• Event Planning
• Business Planning
• Mentoring
• Student Development
• Student Engagement
• Academic Advising
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Word
• Strategic Thinking
• Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Nonprofits
• Motivational Speaking
• Social Media
• Leadership Studies
• Group Dynamics