Michael E. Gaffney

At the National Academy of Sciences, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and as a consultant, Dr. Michael Gaffney has for 25 years focused his research and teaching on organizational change in industry, with particular emphasis on the negotiation of change. He has provided on-site consulting, training, and facilitation services to more than 500 companies and unions throughout North America and abroad.

A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Dr. Gaffney worked for several years as a licensed officer and pilot aboard deep-sea and Great Lakes commercial vessels (Masters, Mates & Pilots, MM&P-- ILA, and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, MEBA District II).  He later became an anthropologist, receiving his MA degree from the New School for Social Research, and his Ph.D.from Ohio State University concentrating his studies on the linkage between technology, work, and occupational culture.