Ari Malka, Ph.D.

Ari Malka is a Senior Vice-President of Research and Evaluation at New Ways to Work. Dr. Malka has over a decade of experience in conducting applied research, program evaluation, and leading leadership and organizational development initiatives. In addition to evaluating several large-scale programs in Los Angeles, he also teaches an MBA course at Rice University.

Early on, Dr. Malka was very involved in both academia and practice. In addition to teaching several undergraduate courses and conducting organizational research, he held formal internships at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ExxonMobil. Dr. Malka’s early work in conducting job and training needs analyses and applied research on organizational teams has led to his unique insight into human capital practices in the private and public sectors. As a human capital consultant at PDRI, Dr. Malka worked on a variety of federal contracts relating to leadership development and assessment, employee selection, and organizational development. During this time, he collaborated closely with federal employees and leaders in various federal agencies.

Dr. Malka received his B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston.