Founders
Frances Johnston, Ph.D.
Founder
 Dr. Frances Johnston co-founded the Teleos Leadership Institute with Annie McKee in January 2001. Their vision: a values-based, professional consulting firm that provides services in both the private and public sectors that encourages and develops values-based leadership around the world.
One area of Fran's expertise is innovative design and execution of workshops, long-term programs and retreats that support leadership development and transformation, Emotional Intelligence, improving group dynamics, and organizational renewal. Fran also works internationally with senior executives as an advisor, focusing on the intersection of leadership and strategy as well as organizational transformation to create effective processes and structures for continual growth and ongoing development. She designs and implements advanced facilitation programs throughout North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Fran's consulting approach frequently involves the strategic use of educational and development-oriented programs and practices, including executive coaching, action learning, and integrated organization development. She also serves on the faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and teaches at the Wharton School's Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Prior to Teleos, Frances Johnston was the regional organizational effectiveness and management development practice leader and senior consultant with the Hay Group. Before joining Hay, she designed custom executive education programs at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She was also adjunct faculty in the Leadership Program of The Wharton School, as well as Instructor of Group and Social Process at Temple University and the Community College of Philadelphia. In addition, she is a long-time network member of Elsie Y. Cross Associates, Inc., one of the premier diversity and organizational consulting firms in the USA.
EDUCATION
Fran received her doctorate from Temple University in Adult and Organizational Development. She received her Masters in Sports Psychology from Temple University where she helped athletes integrate mind, body and emotion in pursuit of high performance and an integrated sense of self. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She is Associate Editor of the first-ever Encyclopedia of Women in Sport in America (1999).
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