
Biography
During his 25-year industry career, Rick Mattson completed large-scale business and technology initiatives for global Fortune 500 companies, including the successful design, launch, development and implementation of a Center of Advanced Technology start-up in Northern Ireland. When he is not teaching, Rick is an Executive Coach to the C-suite across industries such as technology, insurance, banking, healthcare, biopharmaceutical and many others. He shares his practitioner experience in strategy management, organizational effectiveness and portfolio management as a Lecturer in Harbert Global Programs, where he teaches International Business and Global Strategy. He is a certified professional on education abroad and has led Auburn University students to Ireland, Northern Ireland, The Netherlands and Germany. He earned a master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia and his doctoral education in Learning & Leadership from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.