Matthew Tye

Dr. Matthew H. Tye is the Director of Organizational Development and Leadership at the NoVo Foundation, whose mission is to foster a transformation from a world of domination and exploitation to one of collaboration and partnership. Prior to this, Matthew spent over 15 years consulting to social sector and corporate clients at his boutique consulting firm, Ritchie | Tye Consulting, which included the design, delivery and supervision of large scale OD engagements, customized leadership development programs, team development interventions, and executive coaching.

Matthew is an adjunct faculty member in the Organization and Leadership Department at Teachers College, Columbia University, teaching graduate level courses in Organizational Change and Consultation, Group Dynamics, Small Group Intervention and Executive Coaching. He is Co-Director of Principals and Practices of Organization Development (PPOD), a two-week executive education program for leaders managing change efforts in their companies, as well as faculty in the Eisenhower Leadership Development Program (ELDP) a joint masters program in change leadership between Columbia University and the WestPoint Military Academy. Matthew is also a visiting professor at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland teaching on custom corporate programs to client such as GlaxoSmithKline, China Light and Power, LVMH, and Daimler.

Matthew possesses a vast array of expertise in models of effective leadership and management practice, group process and facilitation, with a particular emphasis on performance coaching and team effectiveness for executives. As a psychologist and organizational strategist, Dr. Tye is highly skilled in examining the complex and dynamic systems that can interfere with individual, group, and organizational performance. Blending traditional business principles with psychological theory, he assists clients in more fully understanding their organization, their role, and solutions for greater success.