Ken Schuetzis the CEO and founder of Aligned Influence® Consulting and the creator of the Aligned Influence® model. He invested the first twenty-five years of his career as an executive at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, where he also earned his degree and currently is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Leeds School of Business. Ken is the author of many articles. He has served on the boards of schools, churches, and nonprofits and as the chairman of the Substantial Services Taskforce for the National Education Broadband Service Association and the International Development Committee for St. Vrain Valley Habitat for Humanity. Ken utilizes his years of experience as an executive in higher education, his multiple years in board leadership, and his academic background in organizational communication to help organizations achieve the effectiveness they and their communities of interest desire. His work in organizational leadership has extended to many organizations across the United States: for-profit, nonprofit, faith-based, and secular. Ken currently resides in Longmont, Colorado.