Syd Havely

Syd Havely, PhD, is an Affiliated Faculty member in the Organizational Dynamics Programs at the University of Pennsylvania, while also serving as President of Havely Consulting, Inc. With over 25 years of experience in corporate public relations and crisis management, he contributes expertise in environmental contamination resolution, litigation/PR strategy, and community/political outreach.

• PhD from University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
• Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics (University of Pennsylvania)
• MAT (Vanderbilt University), MA (Wake Forest University), AB (Hamilton College)

Syd lectures in the University of Pennsylvania’s Occupational Medicine Practicum Residency Program on risk perception and decision-making processes. His co-authored works include Getting Traction—The Subaru Story and the Entrepreneurial Mindset and Eight Dollars and a Dream—My American Journey, focusing on leadership and organizational dynamics.

His research interests span crisis communication, strategic media relations, and organizational resilience, informed by a career bridging academia and corporate consulting. He also collaborates with Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies to mentor students in applied organizational theory.