Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Golden Gate University

Tom Wooldridge, PsyD, ABPP, FIPA, CEDS-S is Chair in the Department of Psychology at Golden Gate University as well as a psychoanalyst and board-certified, licensed psychologist. Dr. Wooldridge is a Personal and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute for Northern California and a Training Analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and is on the Scientific Advisory Council of the National Eating Disorders Association, Faculty at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP), the William Alanson White Institute’s Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions program, and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and has a private practice in Berkeley, CA.

Tom Wooldridge, PsyD, ABPP, FIPA, CEDS-S is Chair in the Department of Psychology at Golden Gate University as well as a psychoanalyst and board-certified, licensed psychologist. Dr. Wooldridge is a Personal and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute for Northern California and a Training Analyst at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and is on the Scientific Advisory Council of the National Eating Disorders Association, Faculty at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP), the William Alanson White Institute’s Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions program, and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and has a private practice in Berkeley, CA. Read More

Mr. Bedi is a talent management practitioner working with tech clients in the Bay Area, California. He has been affiliated with GGU for more than 2 years teaching various master’s level programs.   Arun Bedi is a global talent management practitioner based in California, with almost three decades of experience in leading the learning and development strategy for sales organizations. He has held senior management positions in Fortune 500 companies including Visa, Paypal, Dell Computers and Cisco Systems. Most recently he led Visa’s global onboarding program and sales leadership development initiatives in North America. He earned his undergraduate degree, MBA, and MSc in Human Resources from Cornell University.

Mr. Bedi is a talent management practitioner working with tech clients in the Bay Area, California. He has been affiliated with GGU for more than 2 years teaching various master’s level programs.   Arun Bedi is a global talent management practitioner based in California, with almost three decades of experience in leading the learning and development strategy for sales organizations. He has held senior management positions in Fortune 500 companies including Visa, Paypal, Dell Computers and Cisco Systems. Most recently he led Visa’s global onboarding program and sales leadership development initiatives in North America. He earned his undergraduate degree, MBA, and MSc in Human Resources from Cornell University. Read More

Prof. Gopalkrishnan is a serial entrepreneur, AI strategist, a consultant and academic. Having worked for several years as a consultant to fortune 500 firms internationally. She has founded startups such as freelancemoms.com, Introspect and Lexion Global and worked as a consultant with A F Ferguson (then part of KPMG) and worked on projects with USAID, Fortune 500 firms and the Government. Dr. Gopalkrishnan has presented at conferences across the globe and has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. She has taught Psychology, undergraduate and doctoral programs at universities across the world. In 2016, she won the best prize for teaching at the Experiential classroom XVII in entrepreneurship. In addition, Dr. Gopalkrishnan was the winner of the Global Brainstorm Challenge “Global Women’s Leadership Alliance: 5 million women change agents improving our world in 5 years. Dr. Gopalkrishnan is a judge at UC Berkley LAUNCH and BIG IDEAS competition. She is a member of Statistics without borders, Data Kind and Youth Business USA. She has volunteered with Junior achievement, Big Brother Big Sister, Page 15, World Affairs Council, Girl Scouts, Hands on Atlanta, and Orlando.

Prof. Gopalkrishnan is a serial entrepreneur, AI strategist, a consultant and academic. Having worked for several years as a consultant to fortune 500 firms internationally. She has founded startups such as freelancemoms.com, Introspect and Lexion Global and worked as a consultant with A F Ferguson (then part of KPMG) and worked on projects with USAID, Fortune 500 firms and the Government. Dr. Gopalkrishnan has presented at conferences across the globe and has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. She has taught Psychology, undergraduate and doctoral programs at universities across the world. In 2016, she won the best prize for teaching at the Experiential classroom XVII in entrepreneurship. In addition, Dr. Gopalkrishnan was the winner of the Global Brainstorm Challenge “Global Women’s Leadership Alliance: 5 million women change agents improving our world in 5 years. Dr. Gopalkrishnan is a judge at UC Berkley LAUNCH and BIG IDEAS competition. She is a member of Statistics without borders, Data Kind and Youth Business USA. She has volunteered with Junior achievement, Big Brother Big Sister, Page 15, World Affairs Council, Girl Scouts, Hands on Atlanta, and Orlando. Read More

Gopal Krishnan is a senior corporate executive with 30+ years of experience in leading and managing teams in the US and across the globe. His career includes service at several renowned Fortune 500 companies. On the academic side, he has taught post-graduate level courses at several universities, including GGU. He has also served on the doctoral dissertation committee at GGU. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration. In his executive career, he and his teams have won several international awards. He has also served on the advisory board of start-ups and participated in the venture acceleration programs at renowned universities as mentor and judge. His teaching style includes a healthy mix of theory and practice and is best for students who like to participate in class and get fully involved with the topic of discussion. He is based in the San Franscisco Bay Area.

Gopal Krishnan is a senior corporate executive with 30+ years of experience in leading and managing teams in the US and across the globe. His career includes service at several renowned Fortune 500 companies. On the academic side, he has taught post-graduate level courses at several universities, including GGU. He has also served on the doctoral dissertation committee at GGU. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration. In his executive career, he and his teams have won several international awards. He has also served on the advisory board of start-ups and participated in the venture acceleration programs at renowned universities as mentor and judge. His teaching style includes a healthy mix of theory and practice and is best for students who like to participate in class and get fully involved with the topic of discussion. He is based in the San Franscisco Bay Area. Read More

Dr. Miranda Phillips is a seasoned educator and innovative workforce leader with over 24 years of experience spanning K–12 and Higher Education. Her career journey includes roles as a teacher, school counselor, Director of Counseling, Director of Career and Technical Education, Dean of Student and Academic Success, and Associate Vice President of Strategic and Workforce Initiatives at Lamar Institute of Technology. She now serves as the Program Director for the Wellness Institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she is leading efforts to develop employee wellness initiatives and design research studies that translate evidence-based interventions into actionable wellness strategies. Dr. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Northcentral University, a M.Ed. in Counseling and Development from Lamar University, and a BS in Psychology from Texas A&M University and will complete an additional MS in Human Resources from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in March 2026.  

Dr. Miranda Phillips is a seasoned educator and innovative workforce leader with over 24 years of experience spanning K–12 and Higher Education. Her career journey includes roles as a teacher, school counselor, Director of Counseling, Director of Career and Technical Education, Dean of Student and Academic Success, and Associate Vice President of Strategic and Workforce Initiatives at Lamar Institute of Technology. She now serves as the Program Director for the Wellness Institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she is leading efforts to develop employee wellness initiatives and design research studies that translate evidence-based interventions into actionable wellness strategies. Dr. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Northcentral University, a M.Ed. in Counseling and Development from Lamar University, and a BS in Psychology from Texas A&M University and will complete an additional MS in Human Resources from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in March 2026.   Read More

Dr. Marcia Ruben is Professor Emerita at Golden Gate University. She designed and led the MS in Leadership program and received multiple awards for teaching and research. Her neuroscience-informed approach led to the creation of NeuroStroll®, a tool that helps leaders align mindset and action for breakthrough results. Dr. Ruben is also the Founder of Ruben Consulting Group and a trusted executive coach with over 30 years of experience helping senior leaders untangle complexity and lead with greater clarity, influence, and impact. She brings deep expertise across various sectors, including tech and biotech, finance, healthcare, and government. Her upcoming book, tentatively titled “NeuroPowered Leadership,” will be published by Fielding University Press in 2026. Dr. Ruben is passionate about supporting bold, complexity-savvy leaders.

Dr. Marcia Ruben is Professor Emerita at Golden Gate University. She designed and led the MS in Leadership program and received multiple awards for teaching and research. Her neuroscience-informed approach led to the creation of NeuroStroll®, a tool that helps leaders align mindset and action for breakthrough results. Dr. Ruben is also the Founder of Ruben Consulting Group and a trusted executive coach with over 30 years of experience helping senior leaders untangle complexity and lead with greater clarity, influence, and impact. She brings deep expertise across various sectors, including tech and biotech, finance, healthcare, and government. Her upcoming book, tentatively titled “NeuroPowered Leadership,” will be published by Fielding University Press in 2026. Dr. Ruben is passionate about supporting bold, complexity-savvy leaders. Read More

Nicole C. Jackson, PhD, is a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital, at The Conference Board. Dr. Jackson is a management expert with over 15 years of diversified program management-related experience, including in business process improvement, organizational design and alignment, training, and risk mitigation for education, government, non-profit, and private sectors.  Dr. Jackson’s experience includes academic research and instruction aimed at mid and senior-level executive audiences in HR, organizational, and leadership methods and practices. She has conducted program and risk assessments with a specific emphasis on organizational and leadership ambidexterity development, which is critical to the digital transformation economy. Dr. Jackson has written and served as a keynote speaker on these topics for organizations such as CERIC - The Canadian Economic Development Agency - and the Society of Human Resource Management, Northern California Chapter (SHRM-NorCal). Her recent work includes AI and diversity and inclusion practices. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Golden Gate University and previously held the position of Associate Dean of the Ageno School of Business. Dr. Jackson is also an associate professor of management and serves on several editorial boards for academic management journals, in addition to development committees for the SHRM-NorCal division. Before her academic career, Dr. Jackson served as an IT Business Process Consultant, Training Manager, and Product Manager in both high compliance-driven client engagements and start-up environments.  Dr. Jackson has Ph.D. and B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, an MBA from the University of San Francisco, and an MS in Organization Studies (Human Resource Management) from Boston College.

Nicole C. Jackson, PhD, is a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital, at The Conference Board. Dr. Jackson is a management expert with over 15 years of diversified program management-related experience, including in business process improvement, organizational design and alignment, training, and risk mitigation for education, government, non-profit, and private sectors.  Dr. Jackson’s experience includes academic research and instruction aimed at mid and senior-level executive audiences in HR, organizational, and leadership methods and practices. She has conducted program and risk assessments with a specific emphasis on organizational and leadership ambidexterity development, which is critical to the digital transformation economy. Dr. Jackson has written and served as a keynote speaker on these topics for organizations such as CERIC - The Canadian Economic Development Agency - and the Society of Human Resource Management, Northern California Chapter (SHRM-NorCal). Her recent work includes AI and diversity and inclusion practices. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Golden Gate University and previously held the position of Associate Dean of the Ageno School of Business. Dr. Jackson is also an associate professor of management and serves on several editorial boards for academic management journals, in addition to development committees for the SHRM-NorCal division. Before her academic career, Dr. Jackson served as an IT Business Process Consultant, Training Manager, and Product Manager in both high compliance-driven client engagements and start-up environments.  Dr. Jackson has Ph.D. and B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, an MBA from the University of San Francisco, and an MS in Organization Studies (Human Resource Management) from Boston College. Read More