Hallie Preskill is Executive Director of the Strategic Learning and Evaluation with FSG Social Impact Advisors. FSG is an international strategy consulting, research and evaluation firm committed to accelerating the pace of social progress. FSG is a nonprofit organization that works with foundations, corporations, nonprofit organizations and governments to increase their effectiveness in solving social problems. Prior to joining FSG, Dr. Preskill spent over 20 years in academia, teaching courses in program evaluation, organizational learning, appreciative inquiry and training and organization development. Her books include Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Practices (2006), Building Evaluation Capacity: 72 Activities for Teaching and Training (2005), Evaluation in Organizations: A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance & Change (2001, 2009), Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations (1999), and Evaluation Strategies for Communication and Reporting (2005). Dr. Preskill was the 2007 President of the American Evaluation Association. She received the American Evaluation Association's Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Award for Outstanding Professional Practice in 2002 and the University of Illinois Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. Over the years, she has provided consulting services and workshops, and has conducted evaluations in schools, healthcare, foundations, government, and corporate organizations.
