Thomas (Tom) McCluskey, MS

Biography

Tom McCluskey is a game changing and entrepreneurial-minded professor, executive leader and consultant. Tom is a recognized expert in Virtual Workplace Leadership and Competence.  He works as a consultant with various organizations on improving their virtual workplace competency. He draws on his effective teaching techniques and years of experience in managing virtual organizations and teams to help his clients understand the nuances of the virtual environment 

As a practitioner faculty member at Pepperdine University, Tom specializes in organizational design, cross cultural management, change management and business communication in addition to virtual workplace leadership and competence.  He has presented on Virtual Workplace Competency at the Hawaii International Conference on Education.  Tom has also presented on the state of Global Entrepreneurship at the International Center for Global Leadership’s annual conference in Belize.  His findings have been published. Tom served as a panelist discussing Mentorship of Female Entrepreneurs at the 2015 Women’s Leadership Conference in Los Angeles.  Tom has published a series of business advice articles for small business owners and entrepreneurs on Docstoc.com.

Tom also worked as the Interim Center Director and Business Advisor at the Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Center where he counseled entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders on best practices to sustain and expand their organizations.

Tom has over 20 years of experience in executive leadership. Prior to working at the Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Corporation, Tom was the President of 551 Productions.  He was previously the Vice President/Publisher of Biography Magazine and had worked at Time Warner, Gannett and Rodale Press.

Education

• MS, Management and Leadership – Pepperdine University

• BA, Broadcast Journalism and English – University of Southern California