Douglas Scherer

Douglas Scherer, EdD speaks to leaders about strategies to support their mental well-being, so they can make high-stakes decisions with clarity and purpose.

His personal journey through challenges of overcoming chronic pain from surgery complications and managing a global outage response team led him to discover the transformative power of combining mindfulness and strategic thinking.

His engaging talks and breakouts, with interactive practices and heartfelt stories, equip leaders to embrace flexibility and agency.

He is an accomplished author with a body of work together selling nearly 50,000 copies. His bestselling book, F.O.R.G.E.D.: Six Practices of Great Leaders in Volatile Times distills wisdom from leaders across various sectors into actionable practices.

As a professor he teaches strategic advocacy and leadership. He has a blast going to Disney parks with his daughter, and hanging with his best-buddy Felix the dog.