Lance Secretan

Dr. Lance Secretan is one of the world's foremost thinkers about leadership and a renowned pioneer in innovative methods of inspiring people and organizations. The former CEO of a Fortune 100 company and an acclaimed business school professor, Dr. Lance Secretan works with a gifted worldwide faculty changing the lives of people and transforming companies and revolutionizing the way they think about leadership.

Dr. Lance Secretan is the international best-selling author of 21 books on leadership, including notable titles such as "ONE: The Art and Practice of Conscious Leadership" and "The Bellwether Effect: Eight Inspiring Leadership Solutions to the Most Self-Defeating Business Practices". An award-winning columnist, teacher, philosopher, corporate coach, and mentor, he is also one of North America's most sought-after keynote speakers, retreat leaders, and business advisors. His innovative methods, which include the CASTLE Principles and ONE Dream®, focus on values-centered leadership and the concept of oneness in corporate environments. Dr. Secretan has guided six organizations to be named on Fortune's Best Companies to Work for in America.

Awarded the prestigious International Caring Award, whose recipients include notables like Mother Teresa and Jane Goodall, Dr. Lance Secretan was recognized for a lifetime of caring about people and the planet. He has also received the McFeely Leadership Award from the International Management Council. Dr. Secretan holds several degrees, including a Master's in International Relations from the University of Southern California (magna cum laude) and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. He was the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the 1997 Special Olympics World Winter Games and a former Ambassador to the United Nations Environment Program. Today, Dr. Secretan is also the Chairman of the Pay it Forward Foundation, and his firm, The Secretan Center, Inc., is ranked #1 globally as an international Leadership Consulting firm by Leadership Excellence.