Richard Kwiatkowski

Professor Richard Kwiatkowski is a Chartered Occupational & Counselling Psychologist at Cranfield School of Management, with over 35 years of experience applying psychological principles to organizational development. As Head of the Applied Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Group (ranked top 10 worldwide by FT) and Chair of the Development and Learning Community, he bridges academic research with practical implementation.

• Academy of Social Sciences Fellow (2011)
• HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
• Former BPS Ethics Committee Chair
• Founder of UK's first Doctorate in Organisational Psychology

His research focuses on organizational psychology with emphasis on ethical frameworks, political psychology, and psychometric assessment. Recent work explores AI ethics and pandemic-era psychological challenges.

Scientific contributions include:

• 2025: Guidelines on psychometric assessments
• 2020: Politician mental wellbeing analysis
• 2014: Big Data organizational implications

Professional activities span executive coaching, ethical review, and international consultancy across sectors like banking, defense, and healthcare. Current projects examine digital empowerment-control dynamics and organizational stress taxonomy.