Constance Dierickx, PhD

Constance Dierickx specializes in working with organizations in high-stakes transitions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, CEO succession, strategic change, and crisis. She is the author of High-Stakes Leadership: Leading Through Crisis with Courage, Judgment, and Fortitude (Routledge; September 2017) and also The Merger Mindset (https://themergermindset.com/).

Before launching her consultancy practice in 2010, Constance worked as a broker at Merrill Lynch and with a global consulting firm. Her curiosity about the behavior of clients and colleagues led her to study psychology and business and earn a PhD in clinical psychology, focusing on crisis intervention with individuals and organizations.

Constance works with boards and senior executives in high-stakes transitions, including mergers, acquisitions, CEO succession, strategic change, and crisis. She has advised over 500 executives, on five continents in 28 industries. In a crisis, Constance is known as “the secret weapon.” Constance has been interviewed for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Directorship, and Fortune.com. She has written for a wide number of publications including Boards and Directors, Corporate Board Member, and Chief Executive Magazine. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. ConstanceDierickx.com