Daniel Krieglstein, PhD.

| Elite Team Coach | Behavioral Strategist | Systems Thinker

Dan Krieglstein helps leaders and teams unlock clarity, shift mindsets, and deliver sustained performance at scale. Drawing on a rare combination of behavioral science, coaching, and leadership in technology development, he partners with organizations to drive meaningful transformation.

As a founder, former executive director, and behavioral scientist, Dan has designed high-performance systems for Fortune 500 companies and fast-growth startups alike — including, Audi USA, Walmart, Under Armour, Success Mortgage, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Northwestern University, and Stanford’s Persuasive Tech Lab. His work drives alignment, engagement, and high-performance leadership cultures.

Dan helps leaders understand how behavior shapes performance — blending research-based insights with real-world coaching to accelerate growth, improve decision-making under pressure, and build leadership capacity that scales. He works across a variety of industries at every level of leadership to accelerate both individual transformation and team-wide growth.

Additionally, Dan brings deep technical expertise to his coaching. He holds an Adj. Assistant Professorship at both the Institute of Design and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Computing, designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the NSA — where he has taught courses in Human-Computer Interaction, Behavioral Design, User Testing, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python data presentation — always connecting theory with measurable, real-world outcomes.

Dan’s clients gain a strategic partner who helps them build their team into an engine of organizational growth.

Intellectual Footprint & Contributions

Publications

Krieglstein, D.; “Leveraging Behavioural Design in Your Fitness Business”. The Fitness Business Podcast · Dec 2, 2021

Krieglstein, D.; “How Behavioral Design Can Transform Your Business”. Club Business International · Oct 4, 2021

Symposium Lectures

Krieglstein, D.; “Einstein's Preferred Perspective: AI Training Material And The Cultures We Leave Behind.” Symposium lecture given at the XXV World Congress of Philosophy; Aug 7, 2024; Rome, Italy.

Krieglstein, D.; “The Secrets of Social Media Data Collection: Why increased collection may be the ethical position”. Symposium lecture given at the convention of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD), 2018; Lima, Peru.

Krieglstein, D., Ronen, M., & Sher, T.; “Food Choices and Dietary Intake as Predictors of Perceived Marital Satisfaction for Self and Partner”. Symposium lecture given at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), 2007; Philadelphia, PA.

Research Presentations

Krieglstein, D., Baker, K., & Sher, T.; “Discovering commonalties between specialties by developing a community driven database that fosters multidisciplinary research in psychology” Presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of ABCT, November 19th-22nd, 2009; New York, NY.

Baker, K., Krieglstein, D., & Sher, T.; “We Want Change: The Effect of Stages of Change and Relationship Satisfaction on Behavior Change in a Coronary Artery Disease Population” Presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of ABCT, November 19th-22nd, 2009; New York, NY.

Krieglstein, D., Niel, K., & Sher, T.; “Making Treatment Last: Turning Online Communities into Support Communities for Cancer Patients” Presented at the 42nd Annual Convention of ABCT, November 13th-16th, 2008; Orlando, FL.

Krieglstein, D.; “Emotion: The Building Block of Panpsychism” Presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference, April 8th-12th, 2008; Tucson, AZ.

Krieglstein, D. & Sher, T.; “Was There Anything Else? Understanding the Utility of a Qualitative Question in Quantitative Analyses” Presented at the 40th Annual Convention of ABCT, November 16th-19th, 2006; Chicago, IL.

Hlubocky, F., Tennant, J., Pawlowski, K., Krieglstein, D.; & Sher, T.; “Taking Attendance: Medical Outcomes and Group Attendance in a Couples Intervention for Cardiac Risk Reduction” Presented at the 40th Annual Convention of ABCT, November 16th-19th, 2006; Chicago, IL.

Hydes, N., Krieglstein, D., Nightingale, V.; & Sher, T.; “On Some of the Patients Some of the Time: Patient Self-Report Across Time and Measure in a Cardiac Risk Reduction Group” Presented at the 39th Annual Convention of ABCT, November 17th-20th, 2005; Washington, DC.

Nightingale, V., Krieglstein, D., Duffecy, J., & Sher, T.; “Depression and Group Attendance in a Couples Intervention for Cardiac Risk Reduction” Presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), November 18th-21st, 2004; New Orleans, LA.

Moran, D., Krieglstein, D., Sadhwani, A., & Tal, M.; “Depression and Fluency of Negative Thinking” Presented at the 37th Annual Convention of AABT, November 20th-23rd, 2003; Boston, MA.

Krieglstein, D.; “Can Consciousness Fulfill an Evolutionary Role?” Presented at Toward a Science of Consciousness: Consciousness and its Place in Nature conference, August 7th-11th, 2001; Skovde, Sweden.

Daniel Krieglstein, PhD.

Intellectual Footprint & Contributions

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