Deirdre Combs
Dr. Deirdre B. Combs is a cross-cultural leadership and conflict resolution consultant, executive coach, and university professor. She has worked with a myriad of corporate, government, and NGO clients over the past 25 years, including Aveda Corporation; the U.S. Postal Service, Forest Service, and State Department; IBM; Agenda Ciudadana; and Landmine Survivors Network. Dr. Combs is the author of three books on universal approaches to resolving conflict and overcoming challenges: The Way of Conflict; Worst Enemy, Best Teacher; and Thriving Through Tough Times.
Combs has provided intensive leadership development training to thousands of State Department-sponsored international teachers, students, activists, and business professionals. She has taught in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, India, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, and Costa Rica, and served as a professor at the University of Creation Spirituality as well as for Columbia University, Montana State University, and Naropa University.
