About
Burton Alper is a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), specializing in Organizational Behavior. He teaches courses on strategic communication and leads executive presentation coaching. His roles include academic appointments at Stanford GSB alongside running his consulting firm.
Education: MBA from Harvard Business School (1998) and BA in Psycholinguistics from Swarthmore College (1991).
Research focuses on executive communications, content strategy, and brand positioning. He advises C-suite executives, startups, and Fortune 500 companies on messaging and delivery techniques. Notable clients include IDEO, Hall Capital, and Dell.
Published insights emphasize audience engagement strategies and handling skeptical audiences in high-stakes presentations.
