Biography

Jack Gilbert, Ed.D., noted expert in leadership and business ethics, is an award-winning author, a presenter, and a consultant to multinational corporations.

Jack has created the program Ethical Wisdom_sm to provide practical guidance on how corporations can build an environment that strengthens the role of ethics in decision- making.

For the past thirty years, he has worked as a consultant, focusing on issues of leadership and large-scale change. His clients have included a broad array of industries including health care (Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Sinai Health System), financial services (Allstate, CNA, Lloyds TSB), retail/consumer (Sears, McDonalds, WH Smith), manufacturing (MeadWestvaco, Republic Paperboard), hospitality (Sycuan Resort and Casino) and more.

His book, Productivity Management: A Step-By-Step Guide for Health Care Professionals, was named Book of the Year and used widely by health care managers.  Jack holds his doctorate from The George Washington University in Washington D.C., where his dissertation focused on the role of ethics in decision-making.  He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the National Speakers Association.

Over the course of working with hundreds of executives, business leaders, and employees, Jack has observed the phenomenon of ethical erosion. Research shows that it is the small steps and small decisions that lead individuals and their organizations into ethical conflicts, a slippery slope that can ultimately undermine the organization’s viability and credibility. 

A native of England, Jack brings his wry sense of British humor to the difficult subject of ethics. He provides his audiences with thought-provoking examples of ethical challenges and the concrete steps that individuals and organizations can take to encourage an environment where strong ethics tapping latent wisdom flourish.