AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

David - brings a practical, business perspective to The Emotionally Intelligent Manager.

Peter - is a world-renowned academic psychologist who is the co-formulator of the original theory of emotional intelligence.

David R. Caruso

David is a management consultant specializing in management and organization development issues.  After receiving his B.A. in psychology, he was awarded a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development pre-doctoral fellowship to conduct research on intelligence and individual differences at Case Western Reserve University.  David received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Case. Upon graduation, he was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship and spent two years at Yale University conducting research on competence and intelligence.

His career path took a sharp turn, bringing him from academia into corporate life.  David next had a 10-year stint working in consulting and Fortune 500 organizations as a market researcher, strategic planner, and product line manager.  He led numerous product development teams, conducted sales training seminars, and developed a number of marketing plans for business and consumer products.  As a product manager with P&L responsibility, he was responsible for launching a line of software products with first year revenue of $11 million. David had direct reports in both the US and in Europe, hired and fired employees, and was hired and fired himself. 

It was after he was down-sized from his product manager job that he began his own consulting practice in 1993.  His practice areas include executive coaching, leadership development, and career assessment.  David also teaches emotional skills to individuals and groups.  He designed – and runs – highly-acclaimed interactive workshops on emotional intelligence.  

His practical, hands-on experience is complemented by his continuing research and academic work.  David is also a Research Affiliate in the Department of Psychology at Yale University who has published a number of papers and chapters in the areas of intelligence and emotional intelligence. 

David lives in Connecticut with his wife, a clinical psychologist, their 3 kids, and Iris (Golden Retriever) and Tiberius (Black Lab). 

Peter Salovey

Peter Salovey, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, is the Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and was the Chair of the Department of Psychology from 2000-2003.  Dr. Salovey is also Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He directs the Health, Emotion and Behavior Laboratory and is deputy director of the Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. He has affiliations with the Yale Cancer Center and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies.

Peter received an A.B. in Psychology and a co-terminal M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University.  He holds three Yale degrees in psychology: an M.S.,  M.Phil., and Ph.D. He joined the Yale faculty as an assistant professor in 1986 and has been a full professor since 1995.

Peter’s research has focused on the psychological significance and function of human moods and emotions, and the application of social psychological principles to motivate people to adopt behaviors that protect their health. His recent work concerns the ways in which emotions facilitate adaptive cognitive and behavioral functioning. With John D. Mayer, he developed a broad framework, coined "emotional intelligence," to describe how people understand, manage and use their emotions. Peter’s research has been funded by a Presidential Young Investigator (PYI) Award from the National Science Foundation and grants from the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse, American Cancer Society, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Ethel F. Donaghue Women’s Health Investigator Program.   

Peter has published about 200 articles and chapters, and he has authored, coauthored, or edited 11 books.  He edits the Guilford Press series Emotions and Social Behavior, and he has served as Editor or Associate Editor for three scientific journals.  He is also an award-winning teacher, having been granted the William Clyde DeVane Medal for Distinguished Scholarship and Teaching in Yale College in 2000 and the Lex Hixon Prize for Teaching in the Social Sciences at Yale in 2002. 

In his leisure time, Peter plays stand-up bass with The Professors of Bluegrass.

The Author Team

The authors first met in 1983 when David was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, and Peter was a graduate student.  More than 10 years passed until they began their collaborative efforts.  Since that time, Peter and David have worked together on book chapters, research projects, consulting assignments and speaking engagements, and have co-authored two ability tests of emotional intelligence, along with colleague John D.  Mayer.