Author of Impact

Maryam Malek

Maryam Malek


Dr. Malek is the current CEO Master Chair for Vistage Worldwide, The World’s Leading CEO Peer Advisory Board, in Orange County.

A Vistage CEO Advisory Board consists of members who have substantial business knowledge and experience honed by years of successful leadership. As the Chair Dr. Malek facilitates to build a platform of mutual trust that leads to open and candid conversations during the monthly meetings and through this powerful process executives become better leaders, make better decisions and achieve higher levels of performance. Member companies on average grow revenues 3 times faster after joining Vistage.

For over 65 years, Vistage has been the world’s leading organization of CEOs, Business Owners and Presidents, now with over 45,000 members worldwide.

Dr. Malek has been a senior executive with IBM, Xerox and Gallup working with CEOs and Fortune 500 companies globally setting Strategic direction and Leadership Development. She is the founder of Corporate Development Consulting and Center for Applied Emotional Intelligence in Southern California working with organizations globally to improve Leadership Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Employee Productivity.

Dr. Malek was also professor of Organizational Leadership and MBA programs at Pepperdine and Chapman universities in Southern California.

She is an international speaker and executive coach and works with CEOs and executive teams to improve performance in the workplace and strategic change.

She is author of Role of Emotional Intelligence in Conflict Management in The Workplace as well as Amazon Best Seller, The New Currency of Leadership. She was the host of the live radio talk show on KRLA, “Work Doctor” and TV programs in southern California.

Books by Maryam Malek