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Alan Downs earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1989. He has spent the past 20 years working as a clinical psychologist. Alan Downs is also an author of several books, including, The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World, which is one of the leading self-help books for gay men. In 2005, Downs was a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

In addition to his many books, Downs has also been a contributing writer to Mother Jones magazine.

Downs is also an author whose books include:

• The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World
• The Half-Empty Heart
• Secrets of an Executive Coach: Proven Methods for Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure
• The Fearless Executive
• Seven Miracles of Management
• Why Does This Keep Happening to Me?
• Corporate Executions: the Ugly Truth about Downsizing — How Corporate Greed is Shattering Lives, Companies, and Communities
• Beyond the Looking Glass: Overcoming the Seductive Culture of Corporate Narcissism

Downs' work has been quoted numerous times in variety of media, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle and many others. He has made appearances on such programs as CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News and NPR's Morning Edition.

Speaker at Foundations Process Addictions 2009 Conference, Palms, Las Vegas, NV.