Robert J. Thomas is a leading authority on leadership and organizational change, serving as the Executive Director of the Accenture Institute for High Performance. He is also the John R. Galvin Professor of Leadership at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Thomas is best known for co-authoring the bestseller “Geeks and Geezers” with Warren Bennis, and his research-driven work “What Machines Can’t Do” earned the prestigious C. Wright Mills Award for its insights into technology and industrial politics.