Pete Hammett is a visiting professor with over 25 years in Talent Management ranging from organization culture, employee engagement, leadership development, team effectiveness, change leadership and coaching. Prior to starting Hammett Consulting, Pete was the head of Human Resources & Talent Management at OGE Energy Corporation–a regulated electric utility whose 2,400 employees serve more than 800,000 customers in Oklahoma and Arkansas. While at OGE, he developed Talent Strategies, which achieved a 6.5% improvement in employee engagement and a 20% increase in the pipeline of “ready now” leaders at the executive & manager levels.

Pete held the position of Director of Client Services & Sr. Faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership. CCL is the world’s foremost provider of executive education. Pete’s business experience also encompasses several key positions at American Express, including VP Operations & Technology where he was in charge of Relationship Management and Business Process Innovation. While at Amex, Pete served as Director of New Product Development where he was responsible for building the business & relationship management framework for Amex’s co-branding and affinity products.

Pete had a distinguished career in Aerospace and Defense where he designed the technical platform responsible for allocating spacesuits to Shuttle flight crews. Pete also participated in developing the infrastructure needed to manufacture the XM40 gas masks used in Desert Storm. Pete holds a doctorate of strategic leadership from Regent University, a master’s degree in business administration from Wilmington University and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Wesley University. He is certified to administer and coach multiple psychometric assessments, personality assessments, 360s, Emotional Intelligence, Change & Influence. He has published many articles on leadership, and his book, “Unbalanced Influence”, focuses on the myths and paradoxes of effective executive leadership.