Kathryn Cramer, Ph.D, Founder of the Cramer Institute

Kathryn D. Cramer, Ph.D. is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Cramer Institute in St. Louis, specializing in organization change consulting, leadership and team development, and executive coaching. She and her colleagues at The Cramer Institute have pioneered the development of Asset-Based Thinking approaches to coaching, consulting, and training processes for more than twenty years. Under Kathy’s leadership, organizations such as Monsanto, DuPont, Microsoft, Starbucks, Peabody Energy, Deloitte & Touche, MasterCard and the US Air Force have adopted ABT approaches to developing their leaders and managing change.

Kathy is an accomplished author and keynote speaker as well as an experienced consultant and executive coach. She is the author of four previous books, as well as one that was released this spring (April 2008) titled, Change the Way You See Yourself Through Asset-Based Thinking, (Running Press.)

In addition to these books, Dr. Cramer is published extensively in her field as well as by national magazines. She has produced two films on stress, one of which received an Emmy Award. She is frequently invited to appear on national television broadcasts.

In 1978, Dr. Cramer co-founded St. Louis University Medical Center’s HealthLine and was named director of its Stress Center. Under her leadership, programs in corporate wellness, stress prevention and lifestyle improvement were adopted nationwide by more than 300 corporations, 60 hospitals, and the United States Air Force.

Dr. Cramer earned her Master’s Degree in psychology from De Pauw University, and her Doctorate in psychology from St. Louis University. She is a licensed psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association. She currently serves on the Executive Board for the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute and the Executive Advisory Board for the John Cook School of Business at St. Louis University.