Speakers of the 12th Edition

Rich Maltzman, PMP, is a 40-year veteran of the telecom industry, with the last 30 years in Global PMO roles. He’s also Master Lecturer at Boston University, developing and teaching graduate project management and leadership courses at the graduate level. He focuses on applying PM knowledge to real projects, advancing project managers to project leaders.

Rich has presented to audiences in Malaysia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Italy, India, Canada, Cyprus, The Netherlands, the USA, and South Africa, and has been the featured guest of many popular podcasts. Rich was the opening keynote speaker at the 1000 attendee 2024 Bulgaria PMI Summit.

Rich has co-authored 8 books on project management, including Green Project Management, (PMI’s Cleland Award winner for Literature), the recent Green PMO, and DeGruyter’s Handbook of Responsible Project Management. He has co-authored (with Jim Stewart) two books on planning and running successful project meetings. He and 3 other BU Faculty have just published AI-Powered Leadership from Pearson (March 2025). He’s also been a contributor to the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Editions of PMI’s PMBOK® Guide, advocating an increased emphasis on sustainability and the delivery of value.

With engineering degrees (BSEE from the University of Massachusetts, an MSIE from Purdue University), Rich takes pride in bridging technical expertise, strategy, leadership, and sustainable value delivery.