Fran Nurthen
Fran Nurthen is the former Chief of Human Resources Development for the 36 thousand person U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In this Army major command level position, Fran was responsible for organizational and individual development and played a leadership role in the Corps' transformation to a learning organization. Fran was considered by many as key agent for strategic organizational change, both in the Corps and across the Federal government.
Since leaving the Corps of Engineers, Fran has pursued his leadership passion in several venues. These included appointment as Director of Federal Leadership Programs for the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland; Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business in the Office of Executive Education; and currently as a key member of the Mason Institute for Leadership Excellence at George Mason University's New Century College.
Fran is also a leadership development advisor and has consulted to several organizations including the Gallup Organization, the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and Operational Research Consultants Inc. In addition to his work with the Mason Institute of Leadership Excellence, Fran is also consulting, and serves as lead strength coach, to a leading environmental restoration company, Weston Solutions Inc. He also consults to George Mason University's Center for Consciousness and Transformation.
Fran's passion and life work focus is strength-based leadership development. As a private consultant Fran brings a strengths and systemic focus to his leadership development work. His consultancy integrates strengths awareness, positive psychology, appreciative inquiry and strategic development.
