LARRY AXELROD
Ph.D Social Psychology
604.312.1220
Larry Axelrod is an organizational and strategy consultant who supports leaders and organizations facing complex, sensitive, or high-stakes challenges. His work draws on decades of experience in leadership, governance, ethics, and conflict, and is grounded in a practical understanding of how organizations function under pressure.
Larry has held senior academic and executive roles, including Executive Dean of the Vancouver Campus at Adler University, where he provided strategic, academic, and operational leadership. During his tenure, he designed and taught graduate-level courses in strategic planning and facilitation, organizational policy frameworks and dispute resolution, and professional development, and supervised more than thirty master’s research thesis projects. This work informed his approach to helping leaders think clearly, make sound decisions, and navigate competing interests.
Earlier in his career, Larry served as Director of the Human Rights Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health and as an Equity Advisor with the University of British Columbia. He is a co-author of Turning Conflict into Profit: A Roadmap for Resolving Personal and Organizational Disputes and has presented widely on human rights, leadership, organizational change, effective communication, and conflict resolution.
Larry holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana, an M.A. in Social Psychology from San Francisco State University, and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia. His current consulting work focuses on strategic advising, organizational consultation, facilitation, and selected education and training engagements. He also brings extensive experience in professional ethics, including six years of service on the Vancouver Hospital Ethics Committee.