Executive Development Roundtable
Founded as an "incubator" for developing leading-edge concepts and best business practices, EDRT is a partnership between business and academia.
A Member-Driven Learning Community
The Executive Development Roundtable (EDRT) operates at the unique intersection of academic research and contemporary business applications. EDRT’s corporate members have the strategic advantage of learning from and contributing to the latest applied research on how successful executives drive their organizations and why executive development remains a key competitive advantage in business today.
It’s also a collegial and open environment where upper-level executive development professionals can discuss best practice solutions, obtain industry-specific benchmarking tools, and gain the overall professional development they need.
Established by Boston University School of Management, this dynamic, peer-based learning forum and research center is open to all organizations that view executive development as a strategic resource to produce value-added results for their businesses.
The vitality and balance members bring to these open forums allow them to both better understand how they can maximize their own professional performance and how this strategic function is applied in leadership and organizational development across industries.
Our diverse corporate partners join EDRT from a variety of industries and business settings. Their unique experiences and skills enrich our roundtable discussions, which are an EDRT hallmark.
Through semiannual meetings, unique peer learning networks, and research initiatives, EDRT offers its members year-round benefits.
Membership Benefits
A Curriculum with More Grounding
For the School of Management , the Roundtable provides direct access to the issues and challenges faced by companies in many industries. Faculty and graduate students conduct research, study issues, and help develop strategies and solutions that change the way business is conducted. They also provide cutting-edge material and keep the School's curriculum grounded. The Roundtable provides the School with:
- Funding for research
- Access to corporate executives
- Input into curriculum development
Corporate Membership
The Executive Development Roundtable serves as a consortium for upper-level executive development professionals. We look for candidates who make significant contributions to major division, group, or corporate executive development strategies for meeting emerging business needs. Please contact us to become a member.
Membership Specifics
Current Corporate Partners
| ArnzenGroup |
Biogen Idec |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA. |
Boston Scientific |
| Brooks Leadership Development |
Cognos, Inc. |
| CVS/Caremark |
Eli Lilly and Company |
| Fidelity Investments |
FirstEnergy Corporation |
| Goldman Sachs |
Leader to Leader Institute |
| MetLife, Inc. |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
| Monitor Group |
Nortel |
| Staples, Inc. |
The Boeing Company |
| U.S. Army War College |
Volunteers of America |
EDRT Meetings: Exchanges With World-Class Thought Leaders
Held in the Spring and Fall, EDRT’s twice-yearly meetings provide members with a forum to exchange the latest research and thought. During these two-day seminars, members, their guests, SMG faculty, and featured experts discuss a particular area of executive and organizational development.
We primarily hold our meetings in Boston, but also host them at other locations, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, when appropriate.
Our featured speakers are some of the most esteemed in the field.
Faculty Connection
EDRT faculty provide members with one of their most important tools: solid quantitative and qualitative research readily applied.
They’re experts in executive and management development and their research initiatives significantly contribute to the overall knowledge and ongoing professional development of our members. Furthermore, they secure renowned academic and industry leaders in chosen disciplines to contribute to EDRT forum discussions and research papers.
Copies are sent to all members. Nonmembers may purchase reports for $40 per copy.
To order, call (617) 353-2031 or e-mail edrt@bu.edu
Contact EDRT to Become A Member
Executive Development Roundtable
Boston University
School of Management
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
P: (617) 353-2031
F: (617) 353-4878
Email: edrt@bu.edu
Faculty Director: Jack McCarthy, Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior
Founding Director: Douglas Tim Hall,
Professor, Organizational Behavior
Research Director: Lloyd Baird,
Professor, Organizational Behavior
Assistant Director: Patricia A. Collins
