David Steinberg

David Steinberg

PhD

MD, US
An engaging and interactive keynote presentation that will inspire your team to succeed at the highest level taught by an educational leader who knows how to achieve results.

David Steinberg has taught the lessons of leadership to thousands of people in the United States and from around the world. He has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader at many conferences and has consulted with public school systems, private schools, colleges and universities. 

He is Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, in the doctoral program, at Hood College. Previously, he was the Director of the Department of Professional Growth Systems with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

He has had the unusual experience of having served as principal of all three levels of school (elementary, middle, and high school), with a record of having led each school to a significant rise in academic achievement and improvement in school climate. Previously, he taught almost all grade levels, including primary aged students with multiple handicapping conditions, middle school gifted students, and high school students with learning disabilities.

He earned a B.S. in Political Science, History, and Elementary Education from the State University of New York at Brockport, a M.Ed. in Special Education from American University, and a Ph.D. in Education, Policy, Planning, and Administration from the University of Maryland.

He has won awards for teaching, school leadership, and building parent, business, and community partnerships including the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award.

Dr. David Steinberg is the author of Lead Like the Legends: Advice and Inspiration for Teachers and Administrators (Routledge, 2016).

David Steinberg has taught the lessons of leadership to thousands of people in the United States and from around the world. He has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader at many conferences and has consulted with public school systems, private schools, colleges and universities. 

He is Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, in the doctoral program, at Hood College. Previously, he was the Director of the Department of Professional Growth Systems with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

He has had the unusual experience of having served as principal of all three levels of school (elementary, middle, and high school), with a record of having led each school to a significant rise in academic achievement and improvement in school climate. Previously, he taught almost all grade levels, including primary aged students with multiple handicapping conditions, middle school gifted students, and high school students with learning disabilities.

He earned a B.S. in Political Science, History, and Elementary Education from the State University of New York at Brockport, a M.Ed. in Special Education from American University, and a Ph.D. in Education, Policy, Planning, and Administration from the University of Maryland.

He has won awards for teaching, school leadership, and building parent, business, and community partnerships including the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award.

Dr. David Steinberg is the author of Lead Like the Legends: Advice and Inspiration for Teachers and Administrators (Routledge, 2016).

Lead Like the Legends

What can we learn about leadership from the legendary performers of popular music? Come to an entertaining and interactive keynote presentation and discover how the great American songwriters, singers and musicians can inspire our work in schools and offices. David Steinberg has had the unusual experience of having served as principal of an elementary, middle, and high school, and led each school to a significant rise in academic achievement and improvement in school climate. In Lead Like the...
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Lead Like the Legends 2: The Human Side of Leadership

In today's world, all organizations must learn to thrive in a challenging environment of increasing financial constraints and higher than ever accountability. In Lead Like the Legends 2: The Human Side of Leadership, David shares moving and inspiring real-life stories and all new practical leadership lessons that focus on how we can collaborate with our co-workers and motivate our students, employees and ourselves, so that everyone succeeds at their full potential.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing