Prior to joining Georgetown University, he was on the faculty at Cornell University’s ILR School where he directed Management Programs. While at Cornell, he created the nation’s first certification program for diversity professionals and established The Chief Diversity Officers’ Roundtable. He was also an adjunct Associate Professor at The City University of New York, The University of Wisconsin and other universities. At those universities, he taught Human Resources Management including “A Strategic Approach to Work-life Balance.” He has also taught Human Resources Law as well as strategic approaches to human resources, consulting skills and attracting and retaining a diverse work force. He is often called upon as an expert witness in employment cases on issues of flexible work arrangements, human resources planning and strategic planning. Prior to entering higher education, Dr. Metzler headed the strategic issues and research practice at an international consulting firm where he provided advice to multinational corporations and governments on human rights, human capital, equality, corporate social responsibility, human resources, equity, discrimination and diversity. He lectures globally on diversity, global employment practices, human resources and comparative employment systems.

He is the author of The Competencies of the Chief Diversity Officers (CDO) (2008), the first comprehensive analysis of CDO competencies to date.

Dr. Metzler is also the author of the forthcoming books, The Construction and Re-articulation of Race in a Post-Racial America (University of Aberdeen Press, 2008) and Jim Crow on Steroids: The New and More Potent Form Of Racism (2009).

Earlier publications include: When Cuts Have To Be Made:

Tips For Handling Layoffs, Washington Business Journal, May 18-24, 2001
Diversity Enrichment: An Imperative for the 21st Century, Imperatives, Fall 2000

Hiring 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/)