Spring 2010 (PDF) - Virginia Tech

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
COmmENCEmENT SPEAkER
Steve Gladis
Steve Gladis serves as president and CEO of Steve Gladis Communications, a leadership development firm
focused on helping leaders achieve both success and significance through executive coaching, training and
development, and motivational speaking. At George mason University, he teaches a Leadership Communication
series to first-line and mid-level leaders.
Dr. Gladis has taught and/or coached hundreds of clients over the past 20 years from a host of companies and
organizations in the Northern Virginia Region, including Cox, Lockheed martin, Science Applications International
Corporation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration,
Department of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency, The Washington Post, Gannett News, the Northern
Virginia Regional Park Authority, the Council for Excellence in Government, the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, and many others.
A former member of the University of Virginia's faculty, Dr. Gladis served as an Associate Dean in the School
of Professional Studies and as Director of the university's Northern Virginia Center. Dr. Gladis has published
numerous magazine and journal articles as well as fourteen books.
A committed civic and academic leader, Dr. Gladis serves on the Executive Board of the Fairfax County
Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Community Foundation. He serves
on the School of Professional Studies Advisory Board at the University of Virginia, is chairman emeritus of the
Board of Trustees of the Washington math Science Technology Public Charter High School, and is a former
member of the University of Virginia's Faculty Senate.
In a previous career as an FBI special agent, he held a number of headquarters and field-agent assignments
around the country. He is also a former U.S. marine Corps officer and a Vietnam veteran.
Among awards he has received are three community-based awards: The VALOR Humanitarian Award for his
support of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce program that supports the children of valiant police officers
and firefighters; The Fairfax Chamber Chairman's Award for service; and George mason University's Leadership
Award for his strong support of teacher and student achievement presented by GmU's Education Honor Society.
He received his master’s and doctorate degrees from George mason University.
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