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Adam Bryant

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Advising Member at World 50
📍 New York, New York, United States

Adam Bryant is a leading expert on executive leadership and a Senior Managing Director at The ExCo Group. A Columbia University graduate, he had a 30-year journalism career, notably creating the "Corner Office" column at The New York Times. He has authored several influential books, including "The Leap to Leader" and "The CEO Test. "

Originally from Montreal, Adam now resides in New Orleans with his wife and two daughters, following in the footsteps of his journalist father. He was active in sports during his youth and, according to a recent interview, now enjoys playing table tennis in his home office.

He has interviewed more than 1, 000 CEOs, focusing not on business strategy but on the practical and personal lessons of leadership.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Advising Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Executive Leadership
His career is dedicated to distilling lessons from top leaders through interviews, books, and his current mentoring work at The ExCo Group to help executives succeed.
CEO Challenges
His books, "The CEO Test" and "The Leap to Leader, " are based on hundreds of interviews analyzing the core challenges that define and test senior executives.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Advising Member
World 50
8-2022
Author, "THE LEAP TO LEADER: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership"
Harvard Business Review
10-2019
Author, "THE CEO TEST: Master the Challenges that Make or Break All Leaders."
Harvard Business Review
9-2019
Senior Advisor to the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership
Columbia University in the City of New York
11-2017
Senior Managing Director and Partner
The ExCo Group
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Education
1986 - 1987
Master of Science (M.S.)
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
1979 - 1982
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
York University
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