Ken Jennings, PhD, is a consultant, bestselling author and speaker in leadership development, goal achievement, and strategy execution. As a recognized expert and trusted advisor in organizational effectiveness, Ken draws on depth of experiences across multiple industries including hospital and healthcare delivery, manufacturing, information technology and life sciences.
Ken is committed to bringing world-class services to those who seek to create a world that works for all. Ken founded Third River Partners, to provide leadership development and accelerate strategy execution. Third River delivers practical tools and solutions to empower individuals, achieve shared goals and transform organizations into collaborative teams through a comprehensive development approach.
Today, he serves as the Chairman of Third River and continues to play a key role in conducting industry research and developing new strategies and programs to unite and empower organizations.
Ken has served as a global managing partner at Accenture, and is currently a senior advisor for the firm, focusing on population health strategies and change leadership.
About Mike McCormick
Mike is people-oriented leader, trainer, and developer. He is an innovative team-builder, who serves as a Pastor at Calvary Christian Church, a church with three locations throughout Central and Eastern, KY, as well as a private school. It is a founding partner of a community sports program that bridges across racial, class, and denominational barriers to reach about 1,000 young people each year. Mike has a passion for developing leaders and teams who serve great purposes in their families, work, and communities.
In addition to his work at the church, Mike is a Senior Consultant with Third River Partners, where he has implemented Serving Leader development and Shared Goal Achievement at Johns Hopkins University, Genesis Healthcare, Alcoa, SRG Global, WVU Medicine, Indiana University Health Plans, Sterling Health System, AtlantiCare, Alignment Healthcare, Sisters of Charity Health System, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
In 2020, Mike became the Founder and President of The High Purpose Practice LLC. The High Purpose Practice offers the world class Serving Leader Development and Shared Goal Achievement experience to high purpose people and organizations such as Refuge for Women and Young Life.
Mike has his Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communications from Asbury University, as well as his Master of Theology and Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership Development from Dallas Theological Seminary. Mike has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Organizational Leadership Department of Robert Morris University, taught internationally at Lanka Bible College in Sri Lanka, and has been a presenter at the Robert Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
Mike can be reached by email: mmccormick@highpurposepractice.com.
