Geoff Abbott

Dr. Geoff Abbott is the senior faculty member of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness Team, responsible for development, delivery, and oversight of SEC leadership programs.

Prior to joining the SEC, Geoff was a thirty-year career Coast Guard officer where he held two commands, led the Performance Excellence Program, chaired the Commandant’s Innovation Council, and served as the first CG/DHS Fellow at the Homeland Security Institute.

As an Excellence in Government (EIG) Senior Fellow, EIG co-coach and Partnership for Public Service Leadership Alumni Board member (twenty years), he’s led several workshops and conducted many presentations on leading change from the middle.

Geoff holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, conducting research to improve organizational performance through innovation and empowering the workforce, earned two MIT engineering graduate degrees, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. A Professional Engineer, Geoff served as a national director of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and is a founding director of MIT’s Military Alumni Association.

Awards and honors include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (four), CG Commendation Medal (two), EIG Senior Fellows Community Award, Analytic Services’ Platt Award for Authors, SEC’s Veterans Charity Award, SAME’s Academy of Fellows, and most recently, a Fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration.