Bobbi Block

Independent Faculty, The Wharton School
Adjunct Professor, Theatre Department, Temple University and Drexel University

Bobbi Block (bobbiblock.com) is an experiential Facilitator and Coach with a unique background in both Learning & Development and the performing arts.

She specializes in developing effective skills in Relationship Management, Presence, Collaboration/Team Dynamics, Leadership, Presentation and Creativity.  Bobbi is a Certified Practitioner of Applied Improvisation; the principles of improvisational theater often inform her training approach.

In addition to her independent consultant work, Bobbi is a Senior Facilitator with global L&D firm The Ariel Group.  She is a Facilitator and Designer for the leadership development program Work.Life.Leader, as well as Independent Faculty for The Wharton School’s Executive Education Institution.  In her early career Bobbi delivered DISC Assessment programs with Team Builders Plus.  She has been the Director of Applied Improvisation for CSZ Philadelphia for over 20 years.   Recently Bobbi co-founded the YesandNature Collaborative, for which she co-facilitates Climate Conversations, a program that uses improvisational theater exercises along with research and data to help conservation scientists and environmental activists communicate more effectively about the climate crisis.

Bobbi teaches and performs Improvisational Theater in Philadelphia and is an Adjunct Professor in the Theater Department at Temple University and Drexel University.

Bobbi founded and is the Producing Artistic Director of critically-acclaimed theater company, Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater. In addition, she co-founded and performs with Barrymore Award-winning ComedySportz Philadelphia, the longest-running live theatrical show in Philadelphia (30 years).  Bobbi plays drums in the Afro-Brazilian percussion band Unidos da Filadelfia.

In addition to her current appointments at Drexel and Temple (where she also teaches improv for Engineers), Bobbi has taught Improvisation at numerous theaters and colleges including The University of Otago in New Zealand, The University of the Arts, The Wilma Theatre, University of Pennsylvania, and Villanova University.  Bobbi has taught her signature ‘Actors’ Improv’ workshop around the globe.

Bobbi double-majored at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving her Bachelor’s in English and Development through Creative Expression.  She received a Masters in Theatre from Villanova University, and trained with master improvisers at renowned theater centers in Chicago and NYC.

Bobbi has worked with: ABC Television, Abington Hospital, Achievement Network, AstraZeneca, Betterment, Campbell Soup, Comcast, Deloitte, Disney, Exelon/PECO, Federal Reserve Bank, Firmenich, Fox School of Business, GlaxoSmithKline, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, IKEA, KPMG, Merck, Nationwide, Neiman Group, Oliver Wyman, Orasure, Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Workforce Development, Praxair, The Ranney School, Raymond James, Robinhood, SAP, Scratch, SEI, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Tribe 12, US Trust, The Wright Center for Medical Education.