BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUND
OWNER/FOUNDER Edward E. Gordon, Ph.D.
Career Profile:
Edward E. Gordon is a leader with vision. As President of Imperial Consulting Corporation in Chicago and Palm Desert, California, he is a talent availability expert who applies a multidisciplinary approach to today's complex workforce and economic development issues.
Gordon is a recognized international expert on training, careers, and education related to business and economic development. During his over thirty years of consulting, Ed has assisted many varied clients including: Microsoft, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal, Motorola, Metra Rail, the Jacksonville Community Council, 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 Gordon is the author or co-author of 15 books including The 2010 Meltdown, Skill Wars, Literacy in America, FutureWork, Closing the Literacy Gap in American Business, Opportunities in Training and Development Careers, Literacy in America, The Tutoring Revolution, and Tutor Quest. He has been quoted in or written over 200 articles in major newspapers, popular magazines, business publications, and education journals. His media experience includes the CBS Network's, "The Early Show," CNN, NBC, Bloomberg TV, WGN, NPR, USA Radio, and Yahoo. As a professional speaker, he has been heard by over 100,000 people.
Gordon has taught courses in business, education, and history for 20 years at three Chicago-area universities: DePaul, Loyola, and Northwestern. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, the Illinois Literacy Resource of Development Center, and the Association of Tutoring Professionals. He also is a member of the Quality Workforce Committee of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Youth Policy Committee of the Chicago Workforce Board.
Areas of Expertise:
Labor/Economic Development, Workforce Development, Training ROI, Human Capital, Career-Technical Education, Literacy, Tutoring, History.
Educational Background:
Ph.D. History/Psychology, Magna cum Laude, Loyola University, Chicago
M.A. History, Magna cum Laude, DePaul University, Chicago.
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