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Jeff founded Ninth House in 1996 with a vision for combining the benefits of the Internet with movies, video games and Accelerated Learning Theory to establish a modern and measurably more effective approach to leadership development and behavioral change. Today Ninth House impacts more than 100,000 learners each year and is ranked by Forbes and Gartner as one of the leading providers of learning solutions and as one of the fastest growing companies in the industry.
Jeff works closely with senior human resources and organizational development leadership to design enterprise learning strategies that drive behavior change and accelerate employee productivity. Some of these clients include American Express, Citigroup, Ford, and Gap.
Prior to founding Ninth House, Jeff helped build InterActive Media Solutions into a major e-learning solutions developer before its sale in 1997. Additionally, Jeff spent two years as a consultant in Madrid, Spain following a career in investment banking in New York.
Jeff has been named one of the "25 Rising Stars of the Internet" by Internet World magazine, is a contributing author to CLO Magazine and frequent speaker at industry events. Leadership Excellence Magazine rated Jeff #45 in the Top 100 thought leaders on leadership in 2007. He was a President's Scholar at Southern Methodist University where he received a Bachelor in Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He has participated in Executive MBA Programs at Stanford University, GSB (2002, 2003), is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and actively contributes to several education related non-profit organizations. | 