My mission in the world is to help individuals and organizations achieve success and fulfillment through focused and principled leadership, conscious action, authentic communication and effective decision-making. I founded Authentic Connections to fulfill this mission by providing services that allow people to connect to themselves, their work and communities with a deeper sense of vitality and authenticity. I have more than 30 years of experience as an executive, business leader, personal executive advisor/mentor and facilitator. I spent the first 18 years of my career inside large companies; at Dow Jones and Company and Digital Equipment Corporation taking on a series of line management, learning development and internal consultative roles. In 1986 I left large company life to pursue my passion for Leadership Development and Transformational Change.

Over the last number of years, I have immersed myself in gaining a deep understanding in the relationship between the engaged employee, their leadership and  their ability to achieve higher levels of performance. I have also designed and facilitated numerous seminars and workshops in the areas of Leadership Development, Personal Mastery, Transformative Change, Achieving Team Excellence, Communications and Conflict Management. An engineer by trade, I received my training and education in the field of Organizational Development through the National Training Labs and the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. I recently was certified as an Enneagram Teacher through Enneagram Worldwide.

In 2003 I expanded my mission by taking on the role of Director of Program Operations for the Quest for Global Healing, a symposia of world leaders, concerned global citizens and innovative thinkers in pursuit of a more collaborative, peaceful, and sustainable future for humankind and the planet. I left that role in 2006 to join the Executive Board of the Bali Institute for Global Renewal, the sponsoring organization for the Quest events. I live in the San Francisco Bay area with my wife, Nancy and apply the same enthusiasm I have for my work to my cooking, photography and backpacking.