Cristina Banks
President
Lamorinda Consulting
1 Camino Sobrante, Suite 201
Orinda, CA 94563
Mobile: (510) 207-7480
Office: (925) 258-9972
Fax: (925) 402-0990
banks@lamorindaconsultingllc.com
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Dr. Cristina Banks, 2009 recipient of the American Psychological Association Presidential Citation for Innovative Practice, is President and Founder of Lamorinda Consulting LLC, an organizational consulting firm specializing in employment law. She is also a Fellow of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. She previously founded Terranova Consulting Group LLC which was acquired by Manpower Inc. in 2001. Dr. Banks specializes in the areas of organizational strategy, performance improvement, human resource strategy, organizational and personnel assessment, and wage and hour laws. She is a nationally recognized expert in the Fair Labor Standards Act and California wage and hour laws and serves as an expert witness in employment and wage and hour class action lawsuits.
Dr. Banks is also a Senior Lecturer at the University Of California, Haas School of Business where she teaches courses in human resource management, organizational behavior and leadership. She has held several administrative posts during her 25 years at Berkeley including Director of Undergraduate Programs at Haas and Program Director of the Center for Organization and Human Resource Management. Prior to her appointment at Berkeley, Dr. Banks was an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Business.
Dr. Banks has served on the board of directors for two publicly held companies, Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), and Chalone Wine Group, Inc. (CHLN). She also serves on several advisory boards including Leadership California, a non-profit public charity which educates women leaders in public policy issues, and UC Berkeley’s certificate program in Human Resource Management.
Dr. Banks has published several articles and book chapters on a variety of topics including performance management, wage and hour compliance, and consulting practice. She serves on the Advisory Board for HR Advisor and previously served on the Editorial Board of Human Performance. She is also a frequent reviewer for several academic journals. Dr. Banks holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.