Douglas is a dedicated father, author, professor, researcher, and speaker. His personal journey through the challenges of overcoming chronic pain from surgery complications and managing a global outage team led him to discover the transformative power of mindfulness and strategic thinking. Dr. Scherer helps leaders improve their mental well-being, enabling them to tackle high-stakes decisions with clarity and purpose. His engaging talks and workshops help leaders embrace flexibility and agency through interactive practices and heartfelt stories.

 

He is the author of the bestselling book, F.O.R.G.E.D.: Six Practices of Great Leaders in Volatile Times, which distills wisdom from leaders across various sectors into actionable practices. As a professor he teaches strategic advocacy and leadership. He has a blast going to Disney parks with his daughter, and hanging with his best-buddy Felix the dog.