About

Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D.

Equipping Leaders to Create Value with Virtue

Dr. Myers cultivates leaders worth following, followers that serve the work, and organizations that serve humanity.

Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist, scholar, and consultant who has helped thousands of emerging and established leaders bring evidence-based insights to life. Clients benefit from her uncommon blend of business experience and management scholarship.

Myers has taught graduate courses in leadership and organizational behavior at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and the School of Public Health, Dartmouth, and beyond. Her research is published in leading journals and books, She translates those insights and expertise into actions that help leaders across sectors create value with virtue.

Dr. Myers earned a dual doctoral degree in Organizational Psychology and Social Policy from the University of Michigan.

Translating Insights into Impact

Based upon two decades of research, refined with real-world collaboration, I work with leaders, teams, and organizations to achieve these outcomes.

Organizational Psychologist | Trusted Advisor | Leadership Scholar

Engage

Inspire engagement & excellence at all levels

Include

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Leverage everyone's

talent to innovate

Transform

Cultivate a work climate and culture that sustains success

Myers connects science to strategy — and strategy to sustainable change.

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Are you ready to create more value with virtue and vital leadership skills?

With evidence, creativity, and passion, Valerie integrates her vast expertise to empower leaders to create value with virtue. Valerie delivers lively, engaging learning experiences that ignite meaningful, lasting change. All formats below are customizable to address your needs.

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Research that results in solutions for you . . .

Calling to

Leadership & Work

Driven by purpose. Defined by mastery.

Discover how aligning your leadership with a true sense of calling fuels personal fulfillment, inspires employee engagement, and drives ethical growth.

Help leaders and teams:

Define and live their calling
Empower others to do work that matters
Navigate purpose-aligned career paths
Build cultures that elevate meaning and results

Your calling isn't just a passion — it's a commitment to excellence. Learn how to lead with it.

Reap the rewards of a calling! Learn how...>>>

Healthcare

Leadership & Strategy

Because lives depend upon your leadership.

Equip yourself and your team to lead in high stakes, high-impact environments where strategy, systems, and culture must align for excellent outcomes. For healthcare leaders who want to:

Refine Executive Leadership Skills
Prepare for Advancement to the C-Suite
Recalibrate strategy under pressure
Align People & Systems for Excellent Performance
Foster a safe and just culture

Dr. Myers brings evidence-based leadership insights—developed through healthcare research grants—into real-world strategy that is transferrable to other industries. Learn more>>>

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ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & RESEARCH

Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist and academic leader with more than two decades of experience bridging rigorous scholarship and real-world leadership development. She served as a tenure-track professor of Management at the University of Michigan, where she taught in the Ross School of Business, the School of Public Health, and across MBA, MHSA, and Executive Education programs. She has also taught healthcare management in Dartmouth College’s MHCDS program and executive courses at Simmons College.

Dr. Myers has led multi-site research projects funded by respected organizations including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the Center for Healthcare Transformation and Research, and the Walter McNerney Foundation, in collaboration with the Greater Detroit Area Health Council. Her thought leadership has been featured in Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Healthcare Management, Journal of Adult Development, Journal of Health Administration Education, and scholarly books and technical reports.

She has presented her work at national and international professional conferences and continues to translate academic insights into practical strategies that help leaders "transcend typical," refine their capabilities, and lead wisely in complex environments. Valerie earned dual doctoral degrees in Organizational Psychology and Social Policy from the University of Michigan. Prior to academia, she held corporate leadership roles focused on marketing innovation in a global chemical company.