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Executive Director
pwm@wilder.org
Paul Mattessich has worked in applied social research since 1973. In 1982, he became executive director of Wilder Research and has served as a member of the Wilder Foundation's senior leadership team since then. He has authored or co-authored more than 250 publications. He has also served on a variety of government and nonprofit boards of directors and special task forces. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota.
Paul lived for a year in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he worked with organizations that promote the development of democratic skills to bring communities together and to resolve conflict through nonviolent means. He lectures frequently throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, especially on topics of organizational effectiveness, collaboration/partnerships, and major social trends that will affect our future.
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Wilder Research
E-mail: research@wilder.org
Phone: 651-280-2700
Fax: 651-280-3700
451 Lexington Parkway North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
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Paul's Blog: short takes from the executive director
Is Iraq ahead of children in our priorities?
Previous Posts:
Progress as a unified community
Twin Cities Compass
Super Tuesday
Homeless older adults