William M. Kahnweiler

Bill Kahnweiler, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Management and Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University. His teaching focuses on career development, organizational development, and leadership of human resource functions. In addition, Bill has served as a chair and member of numerous doctoral student committees in human resource development, management, and educational leadership. His student-centered teaching style has consistently received high reviews. He has been designated a “master teacher” and mentors other faculty to help improve their instructional skills.

Dr. Kahnweiler’s current research focuses on the enhancement of human resources as a profession, innovative career development practices, and work-life/work-family challenges. He has published over 90 articles in a variety of outlets, from the scholarly to the popular. Dr. Kahnweiler has presented refereed papers at over 40 national and international conferences. He is a key media source on a broad range of human resource issues and has been quoted extensively by The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Georgia Trend as well as The Christian Science Monitor, Fortune, and in several international publications.

Dr. Kahnweiler is also a well respected editor. He served as editor of the OD Journal, a blind, peer reviewed journal for OD professionals and academics. He also serves as a manuscript reviewer for several other scholarly journals and provides reviews of book manuscripts for Berrett-Koehler, Sage, and other notable publishers.

Prior to his arrival at GSU, Bill held high profile consulting positions with General Electric Company and Hay Management Consultants and served on the faculty of Miami (Ohio) University. He has also served on the Board of the Academy of Human Resource Development and several non-profit social service agencies. He earned his B.A. degree in Sociology and his M.A. in Counseling from Washington University, St. Louis. He earned his Ph.D. in Counseling and Human Systems from Florida State University.