Brian Emerson

Brian Emerson, Ph.D. is Principal of Riverstone Endeavors, a firm committed to helping leaders navigate organizational complexity. He has partnered with organizations to achieve sustained results in leadership development, aligning organizational culture and strategy, and harnessing the power of polarities. Brian has studied and worked with polarities for over 20 years and his research yielded the theories of Suffering Paradox and Navigating Paradox. He teaches about paradox in leadership and organizations at the University of Notre Dame, the University of Maryland, and as co-director of the Certificate in Navigating Polarities at Georgetown University. Brian is the author of A Manager’s Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the Best From Your Employees. He lives outside Washington, D.C. where he and his partner are restoring a historic farm and trying their best to keep bees.