Associates

JERRY EPPLER, PhD

Jerry Eppler, PhD, is the President of Jerry Eppler and Associates, located in Carmel, California. Dr. Eppler focuses on coaching and developing executives individually and as leaders and members of teams. His goal is to help individuals and organizations optimize and sustain superior performance. He is founder and principal presenter of "Executive Excellence: An In-House Seminar In Personal and Professional Effectiveness" which receives rave reviews from business leaders worldwide.

Dr. Jerry Eppler and Lonni Trykowski, his wife, partner and colleague of over thirty years.

Dr. Eppler was the Civilian Dean of Training for the U.S. Army's Organizational Effectiveness program, a fully accredited graduate program which trained officers to be internal management consultants army wide. As a result of his coaching, training and consulting efforts, the United States Government saved hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consequently, he received fourteen awards for excellence, including the Commander's Award for Civilian Service, one of the highest honors offered by the Department of the Army.

Prior to the Berlin Wall coming down and the end of the Cold War, Dr. Eppler was a guest lecturer and consultant at the business school of the University of Saint Petersburg, Russia. While there he conducted management seminars and coached the senior executives of the university. He has also been a consultant to the Minister of Economics of Estonia, and has given seminars at the Estonian Management Institute. He also serves clients in Canada, Australia, Europe and Central and South America.

He is the author of many articles on communication and high performance and has been a reviewer of books in the field. He has been a featured guest on television shows and at national conferences. During his tenure on the American Management Association faculty for the prestigious Presidents' Association training and the Executive Effectiveness Program, he was one of their highest ranked presenters. Dr. Eppler has received the Golden State Award for exceptional leadership, service, and achievement. He also received the "Guardian of Berlin's Freedom" award. He is listed in Who's Who in California and in Marquis Who's Who in the World. He is a recipient of the N.R.C.C. National Leadership Award, and serves as Honorary Chairman to their Business Advisory Council.

Dr. Eppler is a Michigan State University fellow with a doctorate from Arizona State University. He has completed post-doctoral work at Harvard University in the Organizational Effectiveness Executive Program. His academic assignments included membership on the graduate faculties of University of California at Santa Barbara, Pepperdine University, Chapman University, University of Puget Sound and University of Northern Colorado.

For additional information, email Dr. Eppler at jerry@jerryeppler.com