Gunnar Brückner
CEO, coachingplatform Inc., USA
Gunnar Brückner is an expert in human resources management, organisational learning and staff development. His career as a learning leader, coach, consultant and strategist has been characterised by a focus on improving employee performance, especially in a multicultural context and through blended and informal learning.
At the United Nations Development Programme, where he served in various roles, including as Chief Learning Officer until October 2002, Brückner conceived and implemented innovative strategies for staff learning and development on a global scale. Previous experience as a development practitioner includes several yearlong work assignments in the Americas and Africa (Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, USA, and Angola, etc.). Brückner is presently Chief Executive Officer of coachingplatform Inc., a US-German company specialised in providing a broad range of performance and learning related services to multilateral organizations (United Nations, etc.) as much as to corporate clients.
Brückner is fluent in German, English, Spanish, Portuguese and conversant in French. Given his intercultural experience he is frequently hired as a facilitator or moderator of international workshops and conferences. He holds an MA in Sociology from Free University Berlin/Germany, plus a certificate in Organizational Development from New York University/USA.