Gilbert Louis, Ed.D
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Gilbert Louis joined Innovative Resources for Independence (IRI) in May 2018. Prior to joining IRI, Dr. Louis held several clinical. administrative, and executive positions in the human services field. He worked at The Institutes of Applied Human Dynamics, Inc. (IAHD) for 28 years and spent the last 15 as its Associate Executive Director. Dr. Louis loves to teach and did so at St. Joseph’s College for over 20 years. He also taught at Long Island University (LIU) in the Masters Program in Public Administration. Most recently, he has been teaching masters and doctoral-level research methods and statistics classes at Fordham University and at St John Fisher University. Dr. Louis provides consulting in a number of areas to include executive coaching, governance, and executive management.
Dr. Louis was the senior researcher who developed the training guide for care managers for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in New York State. Dr. Louis earned a Bachelor in Business, Management and Finance and a graduate degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College. He received his doctorate in education from St. John Fisher College.
Dr. Louis leads IRI more than 600 staff while fostering a culture of kindness, execution and accountability. IRI now serves hundreds of people with IDD in a variety of settings and support options to include residential programs, day habilitation, supported employment, crisis, outreach, community habilitation, and different types of respite. Under his leadership IRI has grown by 50% to annual revenues of $55M with a niche and specialty in supporting people with complex behavioral needs in partnerships with families and siblings.
Dr. Louis enjoys reading, boating, taking long walks, and is an avid sports fan.