Chad Thomas 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology 2019

Chad Thomas

Chad has a passion for transforming the culture within the communities where he works and lives. Chad is a Relationship Manager at BetterUp, a startup in San Francisco that helps professionals around the globe pursue their lives with clarity, purpose, and passion through virtual coaching. In his role at BetterUp Chad serves as a thought partner to executives of Fortune 100 companies helping to increase employee engagement and improve Learning & Development strategies. Prior to BetterUp, Chad worked as a management consultant for Deloitte, where he developed go-to-market strategies for Sales Executives and improved the infrastructure for Sales Operations teams. Chad began his career at J.P. Morgan working in roles across their Investment Banking and Asset Management divisions. Chad graduated from Boston College with a Bachelors in Human Developmental Psychology and earned a Masters of Applied of Positive Psychology from The University of Pennsylvania. His capstone focused the intersection of Astronaut Psychology, Awe, and Positive Psychology from which he produced a Positive Executive Coaching model to help professionals experience awe inspiring moments at work. Chad works with multiple non-profit organizations that focus on equipping inner-city youth with the requisite knowledge and tools to achieve their educational and professional ambitions.