William Abernathy
Aubrey Daniels International and Southeastern Louisiana University
Dr. William Abernathy received his doctorate in I/O Psychology from The Ohio State University and taught at Ohio University. He joined Edward J. Feeney and Associates, a consulting firm that specialized in performance improvement. As a consultant, he worked with Victoria Stations Restaurants, Security Pacific Bank, Sovran Bank, and the Franklin Mint. Dr. Abernathy founded his own consulting firm in 1981. Abernathy & Associates specialized in the implementation of organization wide performance measurement and performance pay systems and worked with more than 170 client organizations in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Central America. In 2004, he sold his company to Aubrey Daniels International and now assists in its client implementations. Dr. Abernathy developed and coordinates a new master’s degree in I/O Psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is the author of The Sin of Wages, Pay for Profit, and Human Performance Diagnostics.