Marshall Goldsmith (born March 20, 1949) is an American executive leadership coach and author.
[1][2] Goldsmith was born in Valley Station, Kentucky, and received a degree in mathematical economics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1970; where he was also a brother of the Theta Xi Kappa Chapter Fraternity.
[5] Indiana University's Kelley School of Business also awarded Marshall the Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010.
[6] From 1976 to 1980, Goldsmith was an assistant professor and then associate dean at Loyola Marymount University's College of Business.
[7] He later served as a professor of management practice at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business.