About
AT A GLANCE:
Founder & Principal Consultant, Leadership Arts & Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
RESEARCH AREAS:
• Power and Influence
• Leadership and Development
• Military-to-Civilian Career Transition and Veteran Employment
• Influence Operations
BIOGRAPHY:
Peter J. Reiley, PhD, is an organizational psychologist and behavioral scientist specializing
in leadership development and influence. He is the founder and Principal Consultant
of Leadership Arts & Sciences, where he advises senior leaders in Fortune 500 companies
and government agencies on evidence-based leadership and workforce strategy. He also
serves as an adjunct professor in Penn State’s Psychology of Leadership graduate program.
A retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, Dr. Reiley served 21 years in roles ranging from managing space launch programs to enabling Special Operations Forces in global influence efforts. He was Chief of Global Research and Assessments for Psychological Operations at U.S. Special Operations Command and held faculty appointments at Joint Special Operations University and the U.S. Air Force Academy, teaching behavioral sciences and leadership.
Dr. Reiley co-founded a national nonprofit that advanced veteran employment research and informed employer hiring and support programs, serving eight years as Vice Chairman of the Board. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Society for Military Psychology. His work has received national awards from all three organizations for research, education, and practice. He holds a PhD in industrial-organizational psychology from Penn State and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed works on leadership, influence, and the military-to-civilian career transition.
PUBLICATIONS:
Journal of Management & Organization
Journal of Character and Leadership Development
Current Research in Social Psychology
Journal of Business Ethics
Journal of Business Research
Lynne Rienner Publishers
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