Beau River
- Coach, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
- Leadership Development and Talent Management Consultant, Vantage Leadership Consulting
Throughout his career, Beau River has focused on accelerating the development of individuals, teams and organizations. Insights into people, systems and group dynamics gained through years of assessment experience allow him to match leadership behaviors with the strategic imperatives that drive operational success. Particular areas of focus include executive selection, executive development and senior team performance.
With a background as a professional squash player and member of the United States Squash Team, Beau helped NCAA Division One athletes overcome psychological barriers, enabling them to augment their natural abilities with positive psychological behaviors that lifted their performance to new levels. He develops executive talent in a similar fashion, combining existing business capabilities with programs that promote new leadership competencies, confidence and grace under pressure to facilitate exceptional execution. Consulting with a Fortune 500 energy giant has provided Beau with a unique opportunity to work with executives from all functional disciplines across different organizational levels of a highly decentralized environment. He has also worked in the following industries: government, law enforcement, medical device, home building, metals, processed and packaged goods, executive education, and nonprofit.
Beau completed his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College, and went on to receive his MA and PsyD from the Adler School of Professional Psychology. In his spare time, Beau enjoys yoga, biking, and building Legos with his sons, Theo and Wynn.