Strength that holds. Momentum that moves you forward.

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Strength that holds. Momentum that moves you forward. 〰️

Elizabeth Gullette, PhD

Dr. Beth Gullette is a psychologist and management consultant who partners with leaders and organizations at critical inflection points—moments when the old must give way to the new. Her work integrates the psychological depth of a licensed clinical psychologist, the data-driven rigor of a researcher, and the operational fluency of a C-suite leader. The goal is to drive impact and enable flourishing across individual, team, and organizational levels.

Beth founded Granite & Current to focus on work that matters: helping executives unblock themselves and their systems to achieve high-consequence outcomes. Grounded in two decades of practice, management thinking, and the science of human behavior, Beth’s work at Granite & Current translates complex research into actionable leadership insight.

Career Highlights & Focus Areas:

  • Executive & Venture Experience: Served seven years as founding Chief People Officer at Well Dot, Inc., scaling from early stage to 250 employees and market-leading valuation. Co-founded Contemporary Leadership Advisors, co-founded the Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness practice at AlixPartners, and served as Senior Faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership (co-editing the CCL Handbook of Coaching in Organizations, Jossey-Bass).

  • Women’s Leadership: Research-grounded programming addressing structural barriers for women's advancement.

  • Cross-Cultural & Global Reach: Active cross-cultural partnerships in Paris and London, with a focus on US–France leadership dynamics and global executive growth.

  • Clinical & Research Foundation: Pre- and post-doctoral clinical (assessment and psychotherapy) and NIH-supported research roles at Duke University, 1994–2001, including lead-authored research published in JAMA.

Ph.D. and Post-doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, Duke University; B.A., French Language & Literature · Licensed Psychologist, Virginia · SHRM-SCP · MIT Sloan Executive Education, Leading the AI-Driven Organization (2026) · Advanced Coach Training, Center for Creative Leadership (2010); INSEAD Coaching Certificate Program (2026-27) · Gestalt Training, Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (2020)· Certificate in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy, IMP / Harvard Medical School affiliate (2024–25) · Society of Consulting Psychology · Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology · SHRM · Co-Chair, Board of Trustees – Capital Trees

Publications

Books & Book Chapters

Riddle, D. D., Hoole, E. R., & Gullette, E. C. D. (Eds.) (2015). The Center for Creative Leadership handbook of coaching in organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Gullette, E. C. D. (2015). Team coaching. In D. Riddle, E. Hoole, & E. Gullette (Eds.), The CCL handbook of coaching in organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Gullette, E. C. D. (2015). Coaching in context: The individual in relation to organizational culture. In D. Riddle, E. Hoole, & E. Gullette (Eds.), The CCL handbook of coaching in organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Gullette, E. C. D., & Blumenthal, J. A. (2013 rev., 1999). Psychosocial considerations in coronary heart disease: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation. In J. Rippe (Ed.), Lifestyle Medicine (2nd ed.). New York: CRC Press.

Select Journal Articles

Gullette, E. C. D., Fennig, J., Reynolds, T., Humphrey, C., Kinser, M., & Doverspike, D.; American Psychological Association. (2019). Guidelines for education and training at the doctoral and postdoctoral level in consulting psychology/organizational consulting psychology: Executive summary of the 2017 revision. American Psychologist, 74(5), 609–14.

Gullette, E. C., Blumenthal, J. A., Babyak, M., Jiang, W., Waugh, R. A., Frid, D. J., O'Connor, C. M., Morris, J. J., & Krantz, D. S. (1997). Effects of mental stress on myocardial ischemia during daily life. Journal of the American Medical Association, 277(19), 1521–6.

Blumenthal, J. A., Sherwood, A., Gullette, E. C., Georgiades, A., & Tweedy, D. (2002). Biobehavioral approaches to the treatment of essential hypertension. Review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70(3), 569–89.

Sherwood, A., Gullette, E. C., Hinderliter, A. L., Georgiades, A., Babyak, M., Waugh, R. A., & Blumenthal, J. A. (2002). Relationship of clinic, ambulatory, and laboratory stress blood pressure to left ventricular mass in overweight men and women with high blood pressure. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64(2), 247–57.

Blumenthal, J. A., Hart, A., Sherwood, A., Doraiswamy, M., Herman, S., Watkins, L., Hinderliter, A., Gullette, E., & Krishnan, K. R. (2001). Depression and vascular function in older adults: Evaluating the benefits of exercise in a new study at Duke University. North Carolina Medical Journal, 62(2), 95–8.

Carels, R. A., Sherwood, A., Babyak, M., Gullette, E. C., Coleman, R. E., Waugh, R., Jiang, W., & Blumenthal, J. A. (1999). Emotional responsivity and transient myocardial ischemia. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67(4), 605–10.