Anthony Berryhill, PMP

Anthony Berryhill, PMP

Teaching, Communication & Professional Skills Instructor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CSM, CSPO, MBA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt| Former VP of HR | Employee Experience & Learning Expert |3x National Champion Debate Coach | Named 2018 America's Greatest Thinker

  • Education

    • Yale University

      2004 - 2012
      Former Ph.D. Candidate, M.Phil., M.A. Political Science
    • Stanford University

      2000 - 2004
      B.A. Political Science
    • Quantic School of Business and Technology

      2017 - 2018
      Master of Business Administration - MBA

      Participated in the January 2017 class of the Smartly MBA degree program, a skillsoriented business school program with a 7% acceptance rate.

    • Austin Community College

      2022 - 2024
      Associate of Science - AS Computer Science and Mathematics
  • Experience

    • Yale University

      Jan 2006 - Jun 2011
      Teaching, Communication & Professional Skills Instructor

      Operations: Worked with senior administrators (Deans, Registrar, Department Chairs, etc.) to lead a revamp of Yale's Course Registration system based on experience as Head TA in 2010 for one of Yale's largest undergrad courses, "Moral Foundations of Politics" (200+ students) Professional Skills Training: Designed and presented "Professional Skills for PhDs" workshop series to teach business skills to graduate students interested in nonacademic careersInstructional Coaching: Co-chaired "Teaching at Yale Day" an orientation program for 160 first time teachers to promote best practices in the classroom and served as a 1-on-1 consultant for Graduate Teacher Assistants with classroom concerns Show less

    • GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)

      Jul 2011 - Aug 2018

      Media Recognition: Onboarding Program Featured in The Daily Muse (2017), “Companies with Awesome Onboarding Programs.”Inclusion and Diversity Leadership: Created GLG’s first Inclusion & Diversity Strategy based on Ph.D. work on intersectionality. Impact: revamp of all global business processes and launch of Employee Resource Groups & Unconscious Bias Training Onboarding Re-Design: Reduced New Hire time to productivity by 75% by applying best practices in adult learning theory, optimizing logistics, running Train-the-Trainers, and strong collaboration with GLG’s business teams (Professional Services, Financial Services, etc.)Learning Paths for core global business functions: Created content and curriculum for project workflow, executive recruitment , compliance, product up-selling, project intake, oral and written presentation skills, etc.Data Strategy: Designed Qualtrics surveys to action improvements to L&D programming (Kirkpatrick Levels 1 and 2 achieved) Show less Team Leadership: Co-led team whose head count grew by a factor of 4 based on 20% YoY revenue growth during leadership, highest rate at GLG globally in 2015Account Growth: Directly serviced $1.5MM of accounts which yielded an increase in book of business by at least 20% during 2011-2014. Clients included a top 10 global PE middle market firm and the team's largest account (by revenue) which increased at least 200% in contract value during servicingLearning and Development Team Lead: Designed and facilitated a curriculum to educate NY and Austin based PE teams on the deal lifecycle, client service best practices and core knowledge Show less

      • Manager of Learning and Development - Austin

        Jul 2015 - Aug 2018
      • Manager - Client Service & Account Management - NY Middle-Market Private Equity Clients

        Jul 2011 - Dec 2015
    • Victory Briefs

      Sept 2016 - Sept 2020
      Managing Director (Head of HR & Senior Instructor)

      Recruited by the largest U.S. debate camp (~500 students/year from 36 states) to manage core business and HR needsL&D Recognition: Winner of Top 100 Leaders in Education Award by Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL) 2020 Conference based on the following criteria: overall reach & industry impact, innovativeness, market demand & future readiness of work I&D Curriculum Leadership: Designed first ever debate camp equity-based programming applying insights from Ph.D. thesis work - approach copied by main competitors in the space 2017-2020 Director of Human Resources and Senior Instructor2016-2017 Senior Instructor and Dean of Faculty Show less

    • Elite College Hacker (elitecollegehacker.com)

      Sept 2018 - now
      Owner and Founder (College Admissions and National Championship Level Debating)

      Consultancy trains students in college admissions strategy and competitive national/international level debate (20+ years exp. to date). Revenue (approx. 150k over last 3 years) entirely from results-based referrals and Word of Mouth advertising). 2022-2023 results so far (all are different minority / diverse candidates): Early Action Acceptance to Harvard, Early Decision to UChicago, $100k scholarship to Case Western ReserveCoached 3 National Champions (2022, 2021, 2007) and 3 State Champions by developing learning paths for each debate topic, applying knowledge of advanced persuasion techniques, and project managing research projects for competitionCoached two qualifiers to 2022 National Speech and Debate Tournament (NSDA) in Lincoln-Douglas Debate (from NC and CA)Coached admissions students to ~$1.4MM in merit scholarships and achieved ~$40,000/year in revenue over past 3 years based on applying sales, strategy and writing skills when working with MD, PhD, and undergrad students aiming for Top 25 schoolsStudents have won admission to: MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale SOM, Chicago Booth, INSEAD, Stanford Medicine, etc. Show less

    • PIMCO

      Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
      VP of Learning and Program Management (Executive/Officer position)

      Recruited by PIMCO to create an Inclusion & Diversity based global learning strategy for all core employee programsL&D Recognition: Finalist for Top 100 Learning & Development Professional Award at 2022 ONCON ICON Awards based on impact to PIMCO/previous organizations, leadership and innovation in L&D Thought Leadership - Panelist: Cultivating Well-Being: The Secret Ingredient for a Fully Engaged Workforce - 2021 Opal Group L&D Executive Summit Products delivered during tenure: Learning Paths and Career Map for the business: Designed learning plans to facilitate internal mobility for 10+ teams including Portfolio Management, Internal Sales, Compliance & Legal, Client Management, HR, and Technology Designed and deployed time sensitive learning paths and content: Return-to-Office (re: COVID-19), Project Management, Database management (ORACLE) etc., to protect company assets (human and otherwise)Revamped PIMCO’s Mentoring Strategy by creating “bottom-up” strategy to build within-business programs for mentoring, leading to launch of 3 inaugural programs in 2021 by applying experience & knowledge of best practicesImproved Global Onboarding by creating a cross-functional working group to action emergent changes based on knowledge of Workday, Project Management, Cloud Infrastructure, and feedback from all core business units Optimized Core Interview process and curriculum by evaluating / updating interview process, modularizing & updating core training, and creating study materials for diverse candidates.Data Infrastructure and Strategy: Worked with People Analytics Team to determine employee listening strategy based on previous direct experience with designing survey instruments in Qualtrics and other vendors in the EX spaceDeveloped NPS survey to measure Onboarding effectiveness (Kirkpatrick Levels 1 and 2 done, approaching Level 3) Show less

    • OnConferences

      Jan 2022 - now
      Member - OnCon Senior Council

      The OnCon Senior Council is an exclusive group of top executives across 10 categories (CMO, CHRO, General Counsel, CTO/CIO, COO, CFO, CISO, L&D, Talent Acquisition, Data & Analytics). The group meets virtually (each category meets in a separate breakout space) once per month to discuss latest challenges, trends, and to benchmark. If interested, you can request membership details here: https://www.onconferences.com/council

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      2022 Collegiate Public Forum Champion Coach National Speech and Debate Organization Apr 2022 Coached Yale team to winning inaugural college national championship in debate. Debate topic: "When in conflict, democracies should prioritize isolation over engagement when responding to human rights abuses by authoritarian regimes."
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      2021 NCFL Grand National Debate Champion Coach National Catholic Forensic League May 2021 Coach of Elias Altman (Myers Park High School) who won national championship in Lincoln-Douglas DebateTopic: "The U.S. presidency ought to be decided by a national popular vote instead of the electoral college."
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      Top 100 Leaders in Education Award Winner - GFEL 2021 Conference GFEL (Global Forum for Education and Learning) Feb 2020 Applied to accepted as one of the top 100 Leaders in Education among a global applicant base based on impact and overall contributions to the education field.
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      2018 America's Greatest Thinker The Great American Think-Off at New York Mills Cultural Center Jun 2018 Winner of annual writing and oral debate philosophy competition at New York Mills, MN (out of hundreds of entries, and 4 finalists). Won competition based on argument in response to the question, "What shapes one's life more: success or failure?" https://www.kulcher.org/americas-greatest-thinker-for-2018-is/
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      2017 International Public Forum Debate Champion - Coach Tournament of Champions @ University of Kentucky May 2017 Coached Taipei American School for the tournament which won the international public forum division of the national championship. Topic: "The United States ought to replace the Electoral College with a direct national popular vote."
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      Yale Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductee Office for Graduate Student Development and Diversity May 2011 Award provided to top performing Ph.D. students who serve as role models in scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy.
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      Yale Studies in Grand Strategy Program Alumnus & Senior Instructor (Summer High School Program) Yale Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy 2005 One of only 2 PhDs invited from Yale Graduate School to participate in two-semester workshop on the implementation, consequences and design of grand strategy. Personal focus was on post-Marxist theory and applications of grand strategy for serving the needs of marginalized populations.
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      Harvard Kennedy School - Harvard Galbraith Social Policy Scholar Harvard Kennedy School of Government 2004 Award for excellence in social policy work and leadership with a particular focus on studies of inequality.
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      University of St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Winner (top 200/globally) - ISC Conference - 2002 One of 200 global winners for essay contest regarding conference theme, "Pushing Limits, Questioning Goals." Award included all-expense paid trip to global business conference at the Univ. of St. Gallen
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      Stanford Boothe Prize for Excellence in Writing Stanford University Press & Program in Writing and Rhetoric Mar 2001 Awarded prize for best first-year research paper and published in Stanford University Press. Topic: "Correcting the Black-Gay Distinction in Current Interpretations of the Equal Protection Clause."
    • Awarded to Anthony Berryhill, PMP
      Rebecca Kiefer Newman Award Winner - Jun 2000 Award given by faculty of Isidore Newman School, a highly competitive and rigorous LA high school, to the most outstanding male and female members of the senior class
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member Board of Directors

      Issued by Women's Foundation of North Carolina on Jul 2025
      Women's Foundation of North CarolinaAssociated with Anthony Berryhill, PMP