Renato Almanzor

Faculty, Leadership Studies

Dr. Renato Almanzor is a transformation catalyst, whose experience emerges from 30 years developing leaders committed to equitable communities, multicultural organizations, and social justice. Much of his work has been dedicated to supporting community leaders working with and in low-income communities and communities of color. 

He has worked at many universities (e.g., Humboldt State University, University of the Pacific, California State University East Bay, University of San Francisco, Alliant International University and Argosy University), teaching courses ranging from organization theory and organizational behavior to working with diverse populations and designing multicultural organizations. In addition, Renato has held executive roles at UC Berkeley, Oakland Unified School District, LeaderSpring, and East Oakland Building Healthy Communities, as well as provided consulting through the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools, now the National Equity Project.

As a leadership expert, he delivers leadership development programs, keynote addresses, workshops and seminars on issues related to leadership for equity, cultural diversity, mindfulness, and social change. His professional practice ranges from executive coaching and strategic planning to change management consulting and team development. For his efforts, he was awarded the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Fellowship in 2015, recognized for transformative leadership by the California School Age Consortium in 2016, and acknowledged for service and leadership during Asian American and Pacific Islander month by the City of Oakland in 2018.

Dr. Almanzor received his Ph.D. and M.A. in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, his M.S. in counseling from San Diego State University, and his B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Davis. He completed coaching certification through Transformation Services, Inc.; received mindfulness training for social change activists through the year-long Practices in Transformative Action program at the East Bay Meditation Center, where he also served as an apprentice for core teacher Mushim Ikeda the following year; and certification for Zumba instruction.

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