A Q&A with Will Shepherd

The knowledge, skills and experience gained through your psychology training can successfully transfer to a variety of jobs in industry. Psychologist Will Shepherd has responsibilities for training, leadership development, employee engagement, succession planning, performance management and hiring and promotional assessment programs at the The Wendy’s Company. Learn how you can apply your psychology education to a similar career path.

William Shepherd, PhD, is the director of Enterprise Learning and Development at The Wendy’s Company. Previously, he was director of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness at Huntington Bank. Shepherd obtained his PhD and MA in industrial and organizational psychology with a minor in quantitative psychology at Bowling Green State University. He is a licensed psychologist in Texas. He has served as an adjunct professor at a variety of universities teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, including a current appointment in the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University.

Host: Hunter Clary is the associate executive director of communications for the Education Directorate at APA. Hunter has worked to tell the important stories of psychology in education and education in psychology. Additional to his leadership in the Education Directorate, Hunter also acts as an advisor on multiple APA-wide team initiatives. These include innovation integration, strategic communications, crisis management, health and wellness, product development and digital strategies.

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