Ernest Gundling, Ph.D.

Dr. Ernest Gundling is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Aperian, and has been involved with the organization since its inception in 1990. He partners with Fortune Global 100 clients to develop strategic global approaches to leadership, organization development, and relationships with key business partners. Dr. Gundling also works with executives with global responsibilities and multicultural management teams to help them formulate business plans based upon strong mutual understanding and a joint commitment to execution.

Dr. Gundling has worked and traveled extensively in Asia, and lived for extended periods in Germany and Mexico. He formerly worked as the Director of Consulting and Organization Development at Clarke Consulting Group. A partial list of clients that Dr. Gundling has worked with includes Adobe, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Bank, Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble and Saudi Aramco.

Dr. Gundling is currently a Lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches a course on Global Management Skills. He facilitates in English and Japanese, and is currently based in Oakland, California.

Dr. Gundling holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He received an MA from the University of Chicago, and a BA from Stanford University. Dr. Gundling is the author of six books as well as numerous other publications. His latest book, written together with co-author Dr. Cheryl Williams, is Inclusive Leadership, Global Impact, published in 2021.