Barry Conchie

Barry Conchie is Founder and President of Conchie Associates LLC and has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of psychometric assessment, executive coaching, top-level succession planning, individual and team optimization, organizational effectiveness and strategic alignment.  He has consulted and partnered with leading global organizations and has been consistently ranked as one of the top 50 Leadership Thinkers in the world.

Born and educated in the UK, Barry is a recognized expert in individual and team effectiveness. He has helped boards select top performing CEOs, has consulted in the areas of executive selection and succession planning and facilitated the formulation and strategic alignment with some of the world’s leading companies.

Previously, Barry served as a Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization’s Global Leadership Research and Development division.  His current research is in the science of decision making, heuristics and cognitive bias.

Barry is the co-author of The New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller, “Strengths Based Leadership,” and has been a long-time contributor to magazines, newspapers, business journals and media programs throughout the world.