Richard R. Guzzo

Rick Guzzo is a Principal and Worldwide Partner with Mercer Human Resource Consulting. He consults to several Fortune 500
companies and other large organizations regarding human capital and he co-directs Mercer’s global R&D activities.

An internationally recognized expert in organizational psychology, Rick is author/co-author of several books including Team Effectiveness and Decision
Making in Organizations. His research has been published in several academic and professional journals including Academy of Management Review, the
Journal of Applied Psychology, and Sloan Management Review.

Before joining Mercer in 1997, Rick was Professor of Psychology and Management at the University of Maryland (1989-97) and previously served on the faculties
of NYU (1980-89) and McGill University (1978-80). He is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association.

Rick earned his B.S. in Psychology at The Ohio State University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in Administrative Sciences in 1979.