L. Anthony Watkins is the CEO and Principal Consultant of ODYSSEY CONSULTinc Limited – a premier human resource and organisational development consultancy in the Caribbean.
He has been actively involved in public and private sector organisational transformation and development throughout the region, since the early 1990s.
After graduating from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology, he worked in the fields of social pathology and correctional services in Canada, and later in education on returning to Trinidad.
A founding and honorary life member of the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT), he is currently Chairman of the Community Recovery Committee, and has served as a member of the ‘Caribbean Leadership Project’ Delivery Team, the Task Force for Establishment of the National Statistical Institute of Trinidad and Tobago, and on numerous Boards of Directors.
In 2020, he was conferred an honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and was awarded a Public Service Medal of Merit (Gold) in 2019.
As an OD consultant with over 30 years’ experience, his areas of specialisation include organisational change and transformation, visioning and strategic planning, leadership development, team building and expert process facilitation.
His life work as an author, renowned keynote speaker and his service to organisations and community-based initiatives are rooted in a commitment to enriching our region and the lives of our people.
