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Marshall Goldsmith, born on March 20, 1949, in Valley Station, Kentucky, is a renowned American executive leadership coach and author, recognized as one of the top business thinkers in the world. He graduated with a degree in mathematical economics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1970 and later earned an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 1972. Goldsmith completed his Ph.D. at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1977.

Goldsmith has had a distinguished career in management education and coaching. He served as an assistant professor and associate dean at Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business from 1976 to 1980 and later as a professor of management practice at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. He is a founding partner of the Marshall Goldsmith Group, an executive coaching firm that has worked with over 150 CEOs and their management teams.

He is best known for pioneering the use of 360-degree feedback as a tool for leadership development, which has become a standard practice in executive coaching. Goldsmith has authored or co-authored over 35 books, including the bestselling What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, which was named the Wall Street Journal’s number one business book of the year. Other notable works include Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts, MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It, and The Earned Life, released in 2022, which addresses themes of regret and finding meaning in life.

Goldsmith has received numerous accolades for his contributions to the field of management and coaching, including being named one of the “Top 10 Business Thinkers” by Thinkers50 and receiving the Institute of Management Studies Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been featured in prominent publications such as The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes.

In addition to his coaching and writing, Goldsmith is actively involved in philanthropy and has served on various boards, including the Peter Drucker Foundation. He is also known for his volunteer work with military leaders and various nonprofit organizations. Through his work, Marshall Goldsmith continues to influence leaders worldwide, helping them achieve positive behavioral change and improve their effectiveness.