Prof. Dr. Herbert J. Kellner, Ph.D., President and CEO of ITD International and United States Online University, holds advanced degrees in Psychology and Communications from both German and American universities. Dr. Kellner served as a Professor of Communications at Clayton University, established by the faculty of Harvard University, and also Director of Continuing Education Programs throughout Europe for New York University and Pepperdine University.
Dr. Kellner has published numerous articles in training and development journals. He is author of several books, contributing author to the Personnel Encyclopedia, and research author of “Creating Your Future, An Action Guide For A Better Tomorrow”. (Co-Authors: Dr. Stephen Covey, Dr. Billy Graham, Art Linkletter, Dr. Betty Youngs, Zig Ziglar, et al.) He designed, produced and delivered more than one hundred video training programs for a variety of organizations, including eight Fortune 100 companies. He developed and produced the only competency-based, video-driven and computer-scored sales assessment program. His Sales Talent Assessment Review program (STAR) is published in five languages and over 1 million salespeople worldwide have participated.
Herbert was the recipient of the ASTD Professional Contribution Award and the European Award of Masters for Innovation. He received with Dr. Peter Bosch the German Training Award for his Sales Assessment Program FIT. A panel of highly regarded producers and the editorial staff of the AV Video & Multimedia Producer Magazine have selected him from a large pool of applicants as one of the Top 100 producers. Dr. Kellner has been honored for his excellence in Human Resources Development Research by the International Academy of Sciences of San Marino. He is a past President of the European Trainer Association and a national member of ASTD, the American Society for Training and Development.
His personal interests are in scuba diving and sailing. In 1987, he sailed with his wife and daughter on a 38′ sailboat from Germany to California. Five years later, they proudly became American citizens.