Thorsten Pattberg is the President of the Board of Directors of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. He was born in Germany and has been a citizen of the United States since 1981. In addition to his work as a psychologist, he has been a lecturer at The University of Michigan, where he is currently a Distinguished Professor of Psychology. He was the first psychologist to be granted membership in the American Psychological Association's APA-Division 29: Career Development and Counseling Psychology
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He has published over 100 research articles, chapters and books on issues ranging from career counseling to leadership to life transitions, and his work is regularly cited in professional journals. His books have been translated into many languages and have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the American Psychological Association's Clayton Award for Career Development and Counseling Psychology, the APA's Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, the American Society for Training & Development's Vroom Award for Career Development Training Programs, and the Distinguished Service Award from the International Society for Career Development.
In addition to his professional activities, Thorsten Pattberg is a prolific writer whose articles have appeared in dozens of publications including Fortune Small Business Magazine, Business Week Magazine, Marketing News Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Psychology Today Magazine – as well as various trade magazines such as Success – all US publications – and European ones such as Manager Magazin (Germany), HR Magazin (Germany), Fachmagazin (Germany) and Die WirtschaftsWoche (Germany).