Gerard J. Puccio, Ph.D.

Gerard J. Puccio is a State University of New York – Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Creativity and Change Leadership Department at SUNY-Buffalo State.

Dr. Puccio has written more than 60 articles, chapters, and books. His most recent book titled Organizational Creativity and Innovation: A Personal Journey for Innovators and Entrepreneurs (2018 by Sage Press, co-authors J. Cabra & N. Schwagler), highlights the crucial role creativity plays in an economy driven by innovation. Prior to this publication, Dr. Puccio co-authored The Innovative Team (co-author C. Grivas), published by Jossey-Bass, a fable about a team that was able to apply proven creative-thinking tools to turn around a dysfunctional and unproductive situation.

Dr. Puccio is an accomplished speaker and consultant; he has worked with major corporations, universities, and numerous school districts. Some of his recent clients include the Crayola, BBC, Fisher-Price Brands, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, The Smithsonian Institution, BNP Paribas, Rubbermaid, and the Fashion Institute of Technology. He has delivered creativity workshops and presentations across the United States and in more than 20 different countries.

In 2013 Dr. Puccio was selected by the Teaching Company as one of America’s Great Lecturers and as such was invited to design and deliver a course comprised of twenty-four 30-minute video sessions. This “Great Course,” titled The Creative Thinker’s Toolkit, was released in January 2014. Dr. Puccio was also a featured speaker at a TEDx event held in New York City in December of 2012.

Gerard holds a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Manchester, England.