Professional Bio
Tom Hayashi, MS Ed, PhD, serves as a Training Officer for the City of Berkeley’s Department of Human Resources, Training & Organizational Development Division, supporting the organizational needs of a 1,741‑FTE workforce. Tom oversees the citywide training portfolio, ensuring delivery of programs that meet regulatory compliance requirements while advancing competency‑based skill development, including leadership growth and technology adaptation.
He holds an MS in Education with a specialization in Instructional Technology from California State University, East Bay, as well as an MA and PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University. Tom also holds the SHRM‑SCP credential from the Society for Human Resource Management and is an active member of the Organizational Development Network and the American Psychological Association’s Division 14, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
