Dr. Branch has more than 20 years of experience advising corporations and not-forprofit organizations on strategic business issues and strategic planning implementation. He practices as an executive coach, organization development and effectiveness consultant, and adult education practitioner utilizing inquiry, dialogue, and whole systems thinking to help organizations achieve and sustain high performance. A major facet of his research and teaching practice includes the intentional design and engagement of mentoring and coaching practices as a multidimensional curricular and co-curricular teaching and learning strategy to promote practitioner development.
Dr. Branch’s past leadership experience includes serving in a senior leadership capacity as Sr. Director for Organization Development and Competency Systems with a Philadelphia regional healthcare system. His initial experience includes weeks of volunteer work with Native-American peoples in the Northwest, United States, and subsequent travel to Latin American countries. His work continued globally with trips to Africa, South America, and Israel.