Steve Gladis serves as president and CEO of Steve Gladis Leadership Partners, a leadership development firm focused on helping leaders achieve both success and significance through executive coaching, training and development, and motivational speaking. At George Mason University, he teaches a Leadership Communication series to first-line and mid-level leaders. Author of 15 books on leadership and communication, Steve is a former member of the University of Virginia’s faculty and served as an Associate Dean and the Director of the University’s Northern Virginia Center. He is currently an executive coach for the Darden Business School’s Executive MBA program. Dr. Gladis has his doctorate in education and is a certified coach with the International Coach Federation. A former FBI special agent and US Marine Corps officer, he is also a committed civic and academic leader. Steve serves on the Executive Boards of both the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and The Community Foundation of Northern Virginia and is active in philanthropic activities in the Greater Metropolitan Washington, DC area. His company donates 25% of its annual net profits back to the community.