Hodges L. Golson

Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Industrial Management
Georgia State University, M.S., Social Psychology
Georgia State University, Ph.D., Social Psychology

Before graduate school, Dr. Golson was an Army officer and a computer marketing rep for IBM. He has been a consultant to organizations since 1976. He and his two partners founded Management Psychology Group in 1986 and a sister company, eTest, in 1997. He is a member of many professional organizations, including the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and the Division of Consulting Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in the specialty of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He consults with CEOs on issues of leadership team effectiveness, leadership succession, executive selection and unique life-at-the-top questions and problems.  He is the author of many articles and white papers, including the book Influence for Impact.

Douglas L. Griest

University of Tennessee, B.A., Psychology
University of Georgia, M.A., Clinical Psychology
University of Georgia, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

After a stint in academics as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Griest began his consulting career in Atlanta. Dr. Griest is a founder of Management Psychology Group and eTest. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, Georgia Psychological Association, and served a four-year term on the Ethics Committee of the Georgia Psychological Association. He is a board member and past Chair of the Business & Technology Alliance of the Technology Association of Georgia as well as serving on the board of the Atlanta Enterprise Center. He consults with a wide range of companies on the selection and coaching/development of leaders, team effectiveness, and pre-employment screening in general. He has a particular interest in working with technology and professional organizations.

J. Martin Haygood

University of Alabama, B.S., Psychology
University of Alabama, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

Dr. Haygood spent his early years in Pittsburgh and Melbourne, Australia. He is a founder of Management Psychology Group and eTest. He has served on the board of the Georgia Psychological Association (Chair of the Policy and Planning Counsel, Chair of the Human Welfare Committee and Vice President) and is past president of the Atlanta Society of Applied Psychology. He consults with business leaders on selection, team development and organizational effectiveness issues. He has also developed a wide range of valid tests, personality inventories and other psychometric instruments, some of which are offered through the eTest website

William J. Flanagan

Auburn University, B.A., Psychology
University of North Texas, M.S., Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology

During graduate school at Georgia Tech, Dr. Flanagan interned with Management Psychology Group to gain practical experience in the field while finishing his dissertation and then joined the firm full-time after receiving his doctorate. He is now a partner in the firm and is past president of the Atlanta Society of Applied Psychology. He is also a member of the Georgia Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and the American Psychological Association. His consulting focus includes executive assessment, selection/validation projects and team assessment.

Michele Ingram Mobley

Agnes Scott College, B.A., Psychology, Music
Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Dr. Mobley balanced her liberal arts undergraduate education with a more technical and quantitative focus in industrial/organizational psychology at Georgia Tech. She was a consulting psychologist for Aon before joining Management Psychology Group. She is a member of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and the Atlanta Society of Applied Psychology (where she has served as Program and Membership Director). She is a board member of Families First. Her consulting practice includes job analysis and competency modeling, selection system design and validation, employee attitude surveys and management assessment.

Eric W. Roth

Providence College, B.A., Psychology
The University of West Georgia, M.A., Psychology
The University of Georgia, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology

Dr. Roth is an associate of MPG. He has over 25 years experience working with organizations to develop leadership talent and he has consulted with organizations in many industries ranging from technology to energy and construction. His past experience includes serving on the faculty of the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego, California. He also worked as a consultant for Personnel Decisions International (PDI), a global leadership-consulting firm. He taught courses in organizational psychology at The University of San Francisco and Alliant University in San Diego. Earlier in his career Dr. Roth was VP of Organizational Development for Wachovia Bank Corporation. His consulting work has primarily focused on training and coaching executives and managers to develop leadership skills and competencies.  He assists MPG in the design and delivery of custom leadership development and team training programs.

Brian A. Bienn

Louisiana State University, B.S., Psychology
Louisiana State University, M.S., Industrial/ Organizational Psychology
Louisiana State University, Ph.D., Industrial/ Organizational Psychology

Dr. Bienn is an associate of MPG. He has a 24 year career in management psychology, specializing in executive selection assessment, leadership development/coaching and talent management with high potentials. His work with leaders and organizations focuses on achieving business-relevant results.  He is one of the country’s most experienced providers of Partnering, a collaborative team building process used throughout the construction industry on large-scale projects to improve team performance and financial outcomes for all stakeholder organizations. He has also developed and delivered ability-based emotional intelligence training programs. He is a member of several professional and civic organizations, including the American Psychological Association and the Downtown Atlanta Kiwanis Club.