Guest Profile

Larry Ackerman

A leading authority on organizational and personal identity, Larry is the founder and president of The Identity Circle LLC, a consulting and coaching firm in Westport, CT. As a personal coach to executives, as well as a consultant to their organizations, Larry has served diverse clients including AARP, Dow Chemical, Fidelity Investments, Lockheed Martin, Maytag, National Geographic, and State Farm Insurance. Larry is the author of two groundbreaking books on identity, Identity Is Destiny: Leadership and the Roots of Value Creation, and The Identity Code: The 8 Essential Questions for Finding Your Purpose and Place in the World. He has been a guest lecturer at the Yale School of Management, Chicago’s Booth School of Business, Wharton, Pepperdine, and UCLA Anderson School.