George Beckstrand Email Address

Vice President, OC Tanner Institute

O.C. Tanner develops employee recognition strategies and rewards programs that help companies appreciate people who do great work.

Gary Beckstrand is the Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Institute. Through the Institute, Gary conducts research and publishes insights that help organizations attract, engage, and retain top talent by becoming great places to work. With nearly 30 years of research, marketing, and business development experience, Gary has seen what works (and what doesn’t) in thousands of top companies all around the world - from New York City to Sau Paulo, Frankfort to Beijing, Mumbai to Manila. His expertise in developing and measuring successful culture solutions has been sought by numerous Fortune 100 companies, and been featured frequently on inc.com, entrepreneur.com, and Forbes. Gary is also a co-author of the newly released book Appreciate: Celebrating People, Inspiring Greatness. With insights from many of the largest workplace studies on appreciation and recognition, Gary shares why appreciation and recognition are so powerful at inspiring great effort and results, but also how, when, and where leaders can impact people the most. Prior to joining O.C. Tanner, Gary managed many well-known brands for global organizations, including Frito-Lay, Kellogg's, and Franklin Covey. He holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in business from Northwestern University.