Patricia F. Steiner

Instructor in the Rabb School of Continuing Studies, Division of Graduate Professional Studies

Departments/Programs

Rabb School of Continuing Studies, Division of Graduate Professional Studies

Degrees

Northeastern University, Ed.D.

Profile

Dr. Steiner is the CEO of her own international consulting firm, VentureSphere (www.vsadvisors.com). The focus of her work is partnering with CEOs around the world to identify and solve problems. Patricia completed a doctorate degree in Leadership and Innovation at Northeastern University. Her doctoral research concentrated on leadership self-awareness and deception. In Hawaii, Dr. Steiner worked with the Honolulu Office of Economic Development and was a consultant for many Hawaii businesses and government agencies. She was also a business liaison between the US and China for The Beijing Olympics and I taught business classes at four universities on Oahu. In addition to official certification as a Master Business Mentor and assessor for both ISO 9000 and the Software Engineering Institute CMM program, Dr. Steiner holds a certificate in Reengineering Mastery from the Hammer Institute. Dr. Steiner has been a guest speaker for many organizations including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The Small Business Administration, The Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, Boston University, The Society for Software Quality, Cornell University and The University of California San Diego. She loves animals and assisted The U.S. Department of Agriculture in the wildlife cleanup during the BP oil spill in 2010. Patricia was born and raised in the Boston area. She holds a degree in Music Performance from Boston University. She has performed with the Florida Symphony, the Oakland California Symphony, The Boston Pops, and was an associate member of the Chicago Symphony. Patricia has an MBA from USNYU with a minor in computer science.

Courses Taught

RMGT

110

Organizational Leadership and Decision Making

Awards and Honors

Open Resources Grant, Brandeis University, 2017. Leadership course redesign for Masters program. (2017)

“About Face” A Different Approach to Diversity. Brandeis University lecture series, 2017, 2018. (2017 - 2018)

Scholarship

Steiner, Patricia F.. "About Face: Helping Leaders Avoid Prejudgment." The New England Journal of Higher Education (2018).

Steiner, Patricia F.. "The Impact of the Self Awareness Process on Learning and Leading." The New England Journal of Higher Education (2014).