Executive Anthropology (EA) is a leadership training, development, and coaching collective founded by anthropologists. We aim to bring a different, more cultural, perspective to the challenge of developing tomorrow’s leaders.
Still largely premised on the concepts and assumptions of the discipline of psychology, we believe that all human behavior is mediated through culture—not simply through individual cognition. To that end, we provide leadership development and coaching that focuses more on others—employees and customers—than on the self.
Drew Jones, PhD (Founder)
The Collective
PhD Anthropologists
We are a collective of like-minded business anthropologists, each of whom has years of experience working with senior business leaders. Some of us hail innovation strategy, others from corporate culture consulting, others from product and service design.
Books & Research
Most of the members of the collective are active researchers who publish articles, reports and books on core topics in corporate anthropology. Check back here soon as we begin to post and share our recent publications.
Podcast
Beginning in late Spring 2025, we will launch the EA Podcast. The podcast will be a forum where myself (Drew Jones, EA founder) and others will host long-form conversations with anthropologists, strategists, consultants, and business leaders on topics germane to culture, innovation, leadership, and strategy.
Get in Touch
If you are a trained anthropologist with extensive experience working with corporate clients, please get in touch if you’d like to be involved. We are actively recruiting content specialists who would like to develop and deliver training programs that you are passionate about.
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Over the past decade, we (formerly as OpenWork) have worked with forward-thinking leaders around the world.
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