Price Pritchett, Ph.D.

Price Pritchett is Chairman & CEO of PRITCHETT, LP, a Dallas-based consulting and training firm with offices in eight other countries. His firm was the first in the United States to specialize in merger integration strategy, and he has spent 30 years as an advisor to senior management in Fortune 500 companies, governmental organizations, and not-for-profits. His assignments have taken him to Europe, Asia, and throughout the Americas.

Dr. Pritchett has an international reputation as one of the clearest and most authoritative voices on mergers, corporate culture, and organizational change. His groundbreaking 1985 book, After the Merger: Managing the Shockwaves—named “One of the ten best business books of the year”—was the first ever written on merger integration. He also is author of The Employee Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions, the all-time bestseller on mergers, and New Work Habits for a Radically Changing World, one of the all-time bestsellers on change.

To date Dr. Pritchett has authored 29 publications on mergers and change. Over 10 million copies have been sold worldwide, with translations into Dutch, Finnish, Chinese, German, Spanish, French Canadian, Turkish, Portuguese, and even Braille. Pritchett’s specialized work in merger integration, corporate culture, and change management has been referenced in most major business journals and newspapers. He also has been interviewed on CNN, CNBC, and other major television channels.

PRITCHETT’s client list includes Novartis, 3M, General Electric, Honeywell, Michelin, Weyerhaeuser, Pfizer, Delta Airlines, Solvay, Exelon, John Deere, Hyundai, Mobil, Verizon, and many governmental organizations. In fact, over 70,000 organizations have used his firm’s consulting, handbooks, or training materials on mergers, culture, and organizational change.