Chris Metzler

Christopher J. Metzler, PhD is Associate Dean of Human Resources for the Masters of Professional Studies at The School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Georgetown University; he was on the faculty at Cornell University’s ILR School where he directed the EEO and Diversity Studies program. Prior to entering higher education, he headed the strategic issues and research practice at an international consulting firm and provided advice to multinational corporations and governments on human rights, human capital, equality, corporate social responsibility, discrimination and diversity. He lectures globally on diversity, global employment practices, corporate social responsibility, human rights, human resources and comparative employment systems.

Dr. Metzler is the author of The Construction and Rearticulation of Race in a Post-Racial America (University of Aberdeen Press, 2008) and his forth coming book is Jim Crow on Steroids: And why the election of a black President does not change it (2009). His earlier publications include: Providing Material Support to Violate The 4th Amendment: University of North Carolina Central Law Journal (Jan 2007), When cuts have to be made: Tips for handling layoffs, Washington Business Journal, May 18-24, 2001, Diversity Enrichment: A business Imperative for the 21st Century, Imperatives, Fall 2000Hiring The Diversity Consultant: Making Sure The Emperor Has Clothes Profiles In Diversity Journal, 2003,Ten Reasons Why Diversity Initiatives Fail, The Diversity Factor, Volume 11, Number 2, Spring 2003 , pp. 18-21(4), The Need for a Critical, Institutional Approach to Diversity in Organizations, The Diversity Factor, Volume 14, Number 1, Winter 2006 , pp. 35-40(6), Putting the focus on diversity: The differences do matter (ILR Impact Brief #17). Ithaca, NY: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/30/.

In addition, he has reviewed books in multiple disciplines including: law, human rights, human resources, human relations, political history and others. He is also a reviewer for The Human Relations Journal and Southwest Journal of Cultures.

Dr, Metzler is a frequently sought after cultural critic and commentator and has appeared as an analyst on: The BBC News, Sky News, News Channel 8,BBC Arabic, Channel 7 News  The Joe Madison Show, 1290 Radio, ABC News and others. He is frequently quoted in major newspapers including The New York Times and The Washington Times. In addition, he blogs regularly on The Daily Voice and Diverse Issues in Higher Education.


In addition to a Masters degree in Human Rights from Columbia University, he also holds a PhD from University of Aberdeen in Law as well as diplomas and postgraduate certificates in law. He is a member of The University of Oxford in Oxford, England as well as a member of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford.