Biography - Lisabeth Claus

Lisbeth Claus, Ph.D., SPHR, GPHR, is an Associate Professor of Global HR at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon (USA). Prior to joining Willamette University, she held faculty and administrative positions at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and managerial positions at Safeway Inc. and Maritz Inc.

Dr. Claus has published widely in academic and professional journals on subject matters related to international and global HR management issues and is a frequent key-note speaker at national and international HR conferences. She is considered a leading expert on issues related to employee performance management for multinational companies and organizations.

She frequently delivers multi-day strategic HR seminars in Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern Africa, and Asia for country and regional HR managers. She was the 2003 President of SHRM Global, the international division of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). In 2004, SHRM commissioned her to design the GPHR (Global Professional Human Resources) Certification Preparation Course. She is also a Global HR Special Expertise Panel Member at SHRM. To advance the HR profession, she frequently volunteers her professional services for the establishment and development of country HR associations in emerging markets.

A native of Belgium, she speaks Flemish and French and has a good working knowledge of German.

Lisbeth Claus, Ph.D., SPHR, GPHR

Associate Professor of Global HR

Atkinson Graduate School of Management

Willamette University

900 State Street

Salem, OR 97301, USA

Tel: 503-370-6111

Fax: 503-370-3011

lclaus@willamette.edu