Dr. Edward E. Gordon

Edward E. Gordon, Ph.D. has consulted with leaders in business, education, government, and nonprofits for over 40 years. The culmination of his work as a visionary who applies a multi-disciplinary approach to today’s complex workforce needs and economic development issues can be found in his newest book, Future Jobs: Solving the Employment & Skills Crisis.
 
Ed is the founder and president of Imperial Consulting Corporation in Chicago and Palm Desert, CA. He is a human capital management expert who is internationally recognized as an authority on how talent discovery, career planning, and training relate to business and economic development. As a writer, researcher, speaker, and consultant he has helped shape policy and impact business development.
 
He has helped hundreds of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, as well as: Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Federal Reserve, Motorola, Metra Rail, the American Institute for Research, the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor, state agencies of California, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, as well as universities, school systems, non-profit organizations, and trade or professional associations.
 
Ed is the author or coauthor of 18 books including Winning the Global Talent Showdown, The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis, Skill Wars, FutureWork, Closing the Literacy Gap in American Business, Opportunities in Training and Development Careers, Literacy in America: Historic Journey and Contemporary Solutions, The Tutoring Revolution: Applying Research for Best Practices, Policy Implications, and Student Achievement, Peer Tutoring: A Teacher’s Resource Guide, and Tutor Quest: Finding Effective Education for Children and Adults.
 
He has been quoted in or written over 300 articles for major newspapers such as USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Investor’s Business Daily, and popular magazines, business publications, and education journals, including The Futurist, M World, Talent Management, Training, HR Magazine, and Employment Relations Today as well as in the documentary film “Waiting for Superman”. His media experience includes the CBS Network’s The Early Show, PBS, CNN, NBC, Bloomberg TV, WGN, NPR, USA Radio, and Yahoo! As a professional speaker, he has been heard by over 500,000 people and millions on television and radio.
 
Ed has taught courses in business, psychology, and history for 20 years at three Chicago-area universities: DePaul, Loyola, and Northwestern. He currently is on the Executive Board of the Chicago Renaissance Manufacturing Council, the Advisory Board of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (Palm Springs, CA area), and the Advisory Board of the Catholic Charities of Chicago. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Moraine Valley Community College, the Board of Directors of the Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, and the Youth Policy Committee of the Chicago Workforce Board.
 
He holds a Ph.D. in History/Psychology, graduating Magna cum Laude from Loyola University in Chicago, and an M.A. in History, graduating Magna cum Laude from DePaul University in Chicago.
 
Watch Edward E. Gordon — Manufacturing the Future.