RICHARD POMERANCE, PH.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Massachusetts License #0552


Education

Ph.D. Boston University Dept. of Clinical Psychology, 1973
Doctoral thesis topic: grief and mourning
B.A. Brandeis University, 1965


Professional Activities

Profiler for individuals and companies, 1990-present

Coach and counselor to executives and their families, primarily in High-tech and medical areas, 1985-present

Consultant to CEO, Trinity Institute of Management Education, Dublin, Ireland, 1992-Present

Private Practice in Individual and group psychotherapy of adults
(emphasis on affective and personality disorders) 1968-present

guardian ad litem, Suffolk County Court, 2001-present.
Board member, Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem (MAGAL) 2004-present.

Founding Partner, Riverbridge Associates, Wellesley, Ma., a full-service private psychiatric clinic 1979-1989

Faculty (Training group leader, Admissions Committee chairman) Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, 1980-1983

Training Group Leader, American Group Psychotherapy Association 1980-1983


Business Activities

Founding Partner, Halcyon Capital Corporation, an investment and financial services firm specializing in fledgling companies, mainly in health care and high-tech; 1979-1995; managing director, 1995-2000.

U.S. Coordinator/Fundraiser, The Fieldband Foundation (A child/adolescent music and anti-aids program) 1999 – 2004.
U.S. Board of Overseers, 2004-present.


Post- and Pre-Doctoral Training (partial list)

Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital, Dept. of Psychiatry

Childrens’ Hospital Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry
Boston Veteran’s Administration Hospital

Massachusetts Department of Corrections

Numerous organizational development programs.


Other Affiliations

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals

American Society for Industrial Security

American Psychological Association

American Group Psychotherapy Association

Massachusetts Psychological Association

American Thanatological Association


Media and Publications

Social Affairs Commentator, WBUR-FM (National Public Radio) and WEEI-AM (CBS affiliate) 1986-1987; other subsequent radio and television appearances.

"Personality Profiling For the Small Business Person,"
Boardroom Reports, July, 2001

"The profiling psychologist performs psychological autopsies,"
The National Psychologist, November 21, 2003 Read article

"Personality Profiling Helps Business People Find Out Who They Are Dealing With," New England Psychologist (nePsy.com) July 2003 Read article

"Digging Deeper: Getting the Inside Scoop Through Profiling.”
Boston Business Journal, October 19-25, 2001 Read article (PDF)

"Avoiding Disastrous Hiring Decisions” Bottom Line/Business, July 2001 Read article (PDF)