JAMES WOOD is a senior leadership consultant and coach with FranklinCovey; with dual bases in Denver, Colorado, and Honolulu, Hawaii. He has more than twenty-five years of diverse leadership experience with project management, software development, engineering, operations, and training organizations.

James holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies along with a master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Regis University and a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. He has been certified as a Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute since 1998, and is a Certified Associate Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation.

James is an adjunct professor at four universities, teaching undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students in business. He often speaks on issues of leadership trust, project management, and leadership greatness. He has two extraordinary adult children: Kimberly, a marine biologist and photographer, and Vincent, an airline pilot.