Book speaker Jason Wingard is the Columbia University School of Professional Studies Professor of Human Capital Management and Dean Emeritus. In addition, he is The Education Board, Inc’s founder and chairman. This is a boutique consulting company that specializes in corporate training and executive coaching.

Speaker Jason Wingard formerly worked at Goldman Sachs as Chief Learning Officer and Managing Director. He was in charge of Goldman Sachs University as well as the company’s highly regarded Pine Street Leadership Development Group. He previously supported the Division of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as Vice Dean. Furthermore, he was ePals Inc’s Senior Vice President and the ePals Foundation’s CEO.

Dr. Wingard has also served at the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute. Moreover, he has worked for the Vanguard Group, the Aspen Institute, and Silicon Graphics, Inc. in various consulting and executive roles. Jason Wingard is the author of numerous works on the topics of learning, strategy, and leadership. He is well-regarded as an expert in the field.

Some of his books include: Learning for Life: How Continuous Education Will Keep Us Competitive in the Global Knowledge Economy and Learning to Succeed: Reinventing Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change. In 2020, he published his most recent book, The Great Skills Gap: Optimizing the Talent Pipeline for the Future of Work. Jason works for Forbes, writing about Leadership Strategy.

Over the years, Dr. Wingard has assisted disadvantaged populations financially in the fields of education, the arts, public service, and advocacy.

Wingard is part of the CEO Connection’s Membership Committee. He is also a Wharton Sports Business Initiative’s Affiliated Faculty member. Jason is now serving as the Duff and Phelps Independent Board Director. In addition, he serves as an advisor for PepsiCo.