I am a leadership developer, coach, consultant and speaker. I specialize in helping Biotech organizations train and develop their scientists and engineers to master the fundamentals of leadership. My vision is to pass on my passion for leadership to the next generation of scientists and engineers by teaching the fundamental leadership principles that I learned and practiced successfully during my 40-year career. The four values that will guide my actions are:* Make a contribution – Every day contribute to the growth and development of members of my technical community * Be trustworthy – Engender trust among my community by providing them with extraordinary value* Act with integrity - Always look out for the interests of those which I serve.* Make it Fun – Leading should be enjoyable. Always find joy and laughter in everything I say and doI served as Vice President of R&D for two internationally recognized Science, Technology, and Innovation organizations; Battelle Memorial Institute and Arthur D.Little and was one of the founders and Executive Vice President of Biodevelopment Laboratories, a contract R&D Company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical products industries. I am currently founder and president of Graffeo & Associates; an organization committed to improving the quality of leadership in science and technology (S&T) by providing technology executives and R&D managers consulting and training on strategic planning, performance management, and leadership development.Over the past 40 years, I have provided executive training and coaching on performance management and leadership development to over 1000 managers in science and engineering in the US, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.If you want to significantly improve your organization's leadership potential, contact me at 617-704-6093. Also, check out my website and course offerings at Graffeoandassociates.com