Eli Gottlieb

Eli Gottlieb is a cultural psychologist and advisor to government and nonprofit organizations on leadership and strategy. He is a senior scholar at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University and a visiting professor at the Interdisciplinary Institute of Innovation (i3) at Télécom Paris.

An expert in identity formation and leadership development, Eli has led numerous initiatives in the fields of public leadership, Jewish education, and practice-focused research, including the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem, which he directed for over a decade. He holds degrees in philosophy and psychology from Cambridge and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University, the University of Washington and Télécom Paris.

For more information, and access to samples of his research and journalism, see Eli's website: egottliebconsulting.com.

  News and Media Mentions

• October 2024 - Dr. Eli Gottlieb published an opinion piece in Education Week titled, "A Year After Oct. 7, Silence Isn't an Option for Teachers."
• September 2024 - Dr. Eli Gottlieb published the opinion piece, "You Can't Outsource Educational Leadership," in Inside Higher Ed.
• December 2023 - Dr. Eli Gottlieb published an opinion piece in the Times Higher Education titled, "Students are ‘learning’ about Israel-Hamas from TikTok. We must step up." According to Dr. Gottlieb, Gen Z students need immediate, practical courses in how to distinguish fact from opinion and assess online sources' credibility.
• November 2023 - For The Conversation, Eli Gottlieb, senior fellow in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, authored the article “People dig deeper to fact-check social media posts when paired with someone who doesn’t share their perspective – new research.’’