Meet Pat Bettin
Patrick J. Bettin, Ph.D.

     Senior Lecturer, Michael G. Foster School of Business
     Adjunct Associate Professor in Psychology
     University of Washington

     President, Bettin Associates, Inc.

Ph.D., Organizational Psychology, University of Washington, 1983
MS, Social Psychology, University of Washington, 1983
MS, Counseling Education, Long Island University, 1978
BBA, Business Administration, University of Miami, 1974



Dr. Patrick Bettin is an internationally respected consultant, researcher, and educator in the field of leadership and management development. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Foster School of Business and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. He is a 38 time recipient of the Business School’s "Excellence in Teaching Award." While on the faculty of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Dr. Bettin was responsible for leading, coordinating, and teaching the Leadership Electives program in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership.

Dr. Bettin has designed and delivered comprehensive leadership development programs for a variety of telecommunications, aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, health care, and service organizations including PACCAR, Alaska Airlines, Bechtel, Boeing, Craig Hospital, Catholic Health Initiatives, Providence Health System, Entergy, LG&E Energy, and Simpson Investments. Dr. Bettin has delivered leadership programs in Japan, Australia, China, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Latin America, and the Middle East. Pat currently teaches the core leadership classes in the Pacific Coast Banking School.

A practicing leader-manager for most of his professional life, Dr. Bettin has been directly responsible for the performance of organizations ranging in size from 125 to 1,500 people. He has received recognition for his outstanding performance both as a leader and as a teacher of leadership. During his military career, he was the recipient of the William O. Darby award as the Distinguished Honor Graduate of the Army's prestigious Ranger School, has been decorated for valor twice, and was awarded two Purple Hearts for wounds received in combat.