Price Pritchett

Price Pritchett grew up on a dusty, windblown farm in the flatlands of Texas some 80 miles south of Amarillo. He says, “Mother Nature ran the place. We merely farmed it.” Having mastered the art of plowing with John Deere tractors by the age of nine, he went on to earn B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from West Texas A&M University, then a Ph.D. in psychology from Texas Tech University. Today Dr. Pritchett is one of the foremost experts on personal and organizational change. His firm-PRITCHETT, LP-is recognized worldwide for its thought leadership in merger integration strategy, corporate culture, and change management. His book, After the Merger: Managing the Shockwaves-named “One of the 10 Best Business Books of the Year” by Library Journal, was the first ever written on M&A integration and (in its Third Edition) stands as the classic text on the topic. He also is author of the all-time bestseller on mergers, The Employee Guide to Mergers an d Acquisitions. Since founding PRITCHET T in 1974, he has authored half a dozen million-sellers on mergers, culture, plus personal and organizational change. With over 20 million of his 30+ books and handbooks in print, many translated into foreign languages, he stands as one of the best-selling business authors in the world. Dr. Pritchett’s firm has consulted on some of the world’s largest mergers and corporate change projects, with his work taking him throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. His client list stands as a “Who’s Who” of business. Most of the Fortune 1000 companies have used some combination of PRITCHETT ‘s consulting, training, and publications. His work has been referenced in many of the major business journals and newspapers plus featured on CNN, CNBC, and other major television channels. His current focus is on advising boards of directors and executive teams, as well as speaking and writing. Keynote audiences include executive groups at many prestigious organizations such as Honeywell, American Medical Association, Abbott, Xerox, Association for Corporate Growth, John Deere, ABC Radio, Duracell, Texas Health Resources, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, The Conference Board, Mattel, 3M, General Motors, GE, and Bridgestone. Dr. Pritchett’s newest innovation is clips. These captivating 60-second coaching videos are designed to:

• Fit people’s shrinking attention span
• Penetrate the noise in today’s information-overloaded world
• Position people for self-directed change

He says, “clips is like a marriage of YouTube and texting, which means it’s perfectly engineered for the ‘millennial mind:” Dr. Pritchett is a past-president of the Dallas Psychological Association. Currently he serves on the board of directors for the Park Cities Historical and Preservation Society.