Nathan "Nate" Bennett, Ph.D., is a professor in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. Over the years, he has won numerous awards for his teaching. He is co-author (with Stephen Miles) of two Stanford University Press books, "Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO" and "Your Career Game: How Game Theory Can Help You Achieve Your Professional Goals."
Bennett is the academic advisor to the COO Circle, a group Chief Operating Officers from the world's largest companies and most impactful non-profits. He is a frequent speaker and commentator in business press and has been featured in programs internationally at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institut Commercial de Nancy, and Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires. He is involved in the design and delivery of executive development programs for high potential leaders at companies including NCR, Coca Cola Enterprises, GEICO, Lockheed Martin, CHS, United Health Group, and GE. He has an active practice as a consultant on issues related to top management team performance, innovation and change management, and strategy execution.
He also serves as a coach to early career executives. Bennett earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Tulane University and completed his Ph.D. at Georgia Tech. His teaching career began at Louisiana State University, and he spent several years as a professor at Georgia Tech.
His recently released book Shannon's Gift, is based on the blog he started in the wake of his wife Shannon's unexpected death at age 48. He has two sons, Spencer and Reid, and resides in Marietta, Georgia, with his second wife, Linda.