Dr. David DeLong

Dr. David DeLong is president of Smart Workforce Strategies, a consulting firm that helps organizations improve performance by solving tough problems created by the changing workforce. He is also a research fellow at the MIT AgeLab and has been an adjunct professor at Babson College, where he teaches "Leading & Managing Organizational Change."

An acclaimed keynote speaker, Dr. DeLong is the author of "Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce" from Oxford University Press and "The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management" from McGraw-Hill. He has also written "Graduate to a Great Job: Make Your College Degree Pay Off in Today’s Market," addressing challenges faced by recent graduates in the workforce. His forthcoming book, "Hidden Talent: Lessons From Training and Employing Marginalized Workers," explores case studies of employers committed to hiring overlooked talent.

Dr. DeLong has spent more than a decade studying the strategic impacts of changing workforce demographics and the costs of knowledge loss on organizational performance. His work emphasizes practical solutions for workforce challenges, including knowledge retention, leadership development, and the integration of marginalized workers. His research is widely cited by major publications such as The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and he has appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "Talk of the Nation." Dr. DeLong's work has also been featured in Harvard Business Review, Newsweek International, and Inc. magazine. A former researcher at both Harvard Business School and MIT's Sloan School, he holds a doctorate in organizational behavior from Boston University and an MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.