GREGG WARD - MCEC, BCC, CMC-EmeritusExecutive Director - The Center for Respectful LeadershipBest-Selling, Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Consultant, Facilitator, Executive CoachGregg Ward is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership and a best-selling, award-winning author, speaker, facilitator, and executive coach. Gregg is on a mission to transform leaders and organizations by focusing on respect and Respectful Leadership, Psychological Safety, Emotional, Social and Cultural Intelligence.Gregg's latest book, Restoring Respect: a 'how-to-guide' for supporting the repair of broken relationships was released in 2023 along with a companion workbook. His earlier book The Respectful Leader: seven ways to influence without intimidation (John Wiley & Sons, 2016) was awarded "Best Book of the Month" by Amazon and instantly became a best-seller. In 2018, the book won the Gold Medal in the prestigious Axiom Business Book Awards competition.Having trained and worked in New York and London as a professional theater, television and film actor, writer, director and producer, Gregg began his career in learning and development in 1986 as a specialist trainer for The New York City Police Department. He utilized the techniques of live, professional theater and experiential learning to support police officers learning to manage Emotionally Disturbed Persons in public spaces.Since then, Gregg has developed and delivered over 2,500 keynote presentations and talks, training programs, seminars, webinars, and workshops in North America, Europe, and the Middle East for groups ranging in size from 20 to 2,000. A highly experienced storyteller, audiences consistently rate Gregg as "inspiring," "energetic," "powerful," and "memorable." Gregg's many clients include ADP, AXA, Booz Allen Hamilton, Ericsson, Ford, Harley-Davidson, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Qualcomm, the US Navy, and Warner Bros Studios.Gregg also served for five years as a freelance journalist on assignment throughout Europe for BBC Radio and other UK media including The Times of London, Scotland on Sunday, Time Out!, and The Independent among others. He is extremely proud to have covered the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.Gregg holds a BFA from Boston University, is a Board Certified Coach (BCC), a Master Corporate Executive Coach (MCEC), a CMC-Emeritus (Certified Management Consultant), and an Executive Coach with The Center for Creative Leadership. He is certified in The Hogan, DISC, MBTI, FIRO-B, Workplace Big 5 and 360Leader assessment instruments and is certified in mediation from the National Conflict Resolution Center.In 2022 he was a finalist in the prestigious CEO of the Year competition by the San Diego Business Journal. He sits on the Boston University School of Fine Arts Dean's Advisory Board and on the Advisory Board of Palaver Strings. He is based in San Diego, CA.
