TrainingIndustry, Inc. - Top 20 Training Industry Influencers

Top 20 Training Industry Influencers

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TrainingIndustry, Inc.

"Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being."
~ Dale E. Turmer

Training Industry, Inc. is excited to announce the training industry’s newest and most prestigious ‘individual’ award, “Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals”. These individuals were nominated and selected by their peers for their exceptional contribution to the growth of our industry. On behalf of all of us here at Training Industry, we congratulate each of the 2007 Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals.

Michael W. Allen

Michael W. Allen pioneered multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processes, bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises.

Josh Bersin

Josh Bersin is the principal and founder of Bersin & Associates. He has more than 25 years of experience in corporate solutions, training, and HR processes.

Renie Cavallari

Renie Cavallari, Aspire's founder and director of inspiration, is an energetic trainer, strategist, speaker, author and leader who has delivered measurable results for businesses around the world over the past 20 years.

David DiStefano

David DiStefano is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Richardson. Mr. DiStefano is responsible for establishing the strategic plan and direction of Richardson, ensuring its successful execution, and positioning Richardson as one of the premier sales training and consulting organizations.

Lance Dublin

Lance Dublin has been an advocate for innovative approaches to learning and change throughout his career. He went from designing a weeklong ‘Experiment in Free Form Education’ program in high school to co-founding one of the nations’ first fully accredited ‘University Without Walls’.

Don Duquette

Don Duquette is Senior Vice President of GP’s e-Business and Learning Solutions Group. In this position he directs the company’s e-Learning and training outsourcing teams.

Mike Echols

Mike Echols, Ph. D., is an engaging speaker who combines years of practical corporate leadership experience with academic research. He is passionate about creating cultures in organizations where PEOPLE are seen as the greatest asset.

Brandon Hall

With more than 20 years as a training professional, Dr. Brandon Hall, Ph.D., is the Chairman of Brandon Hall Research and author of the groundbreaking "Web-Based Training Cookbook."

Karl M. Kapp

Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., CFPIM, CIRM, is a scholar, writer and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business operations. His background teaching e-learning classes, knowledge of adult learning theory, and experience training CEOs and front line staff provides him with a unique perspective on organizational learning.

Don Kirkpatrick

Don Kirkpatrick is a pioneer in training assessments and evaluation theory. He developed the 4 Level Model for Evaluations and is widely recognized as the leading authority in how to evaluate training programs.

Marianne Langlois

Marianne Langlois serves as Vice President, Learning Services for Convergys Learning Solutions, a premiere provider of comprehensive global learning solutions and a segment of the Convergys Employee Care business unit. Langlois is responsible for the U.S. and global Learning Solutions business.

David J. Letts

David J. Letts is general manager of Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. A 25-year veteran of the HR and learning fields, Letts has led RPS since 2001.

Jeanne C. Meister

Jeanne C. Meister is a well recognized expert in corporate learning and development whose name is synonymous with the establishment and institutionalization of corporate universities and customer education programs among FORTUNE 1000 firms and agencies of the federal government.

Dan Miller

Dan Miller, a Senior Vice President at General Physics Corporation, has been engaged in learning and employee development since 1983.

Bob Pike

Bob Pike has well earned his reputation as "the trainer's trainer." He's been a trainer since 1969 and is most well-known as editor of the Creative Training Techniques Newsletter, published in the U.S. by the publisher of Training magazine, Lakewood Publications.

Mohana Radhakrishnan

Mohana Radhakrishnan, VP of Client Services at Expertus, has worked with learning organizations to generate a higher return on their training investment for over 10 years.

Linda Richardson

Linda Richardson is the Founder and Chairwoman of Richardson, a global sales training business. As a recognized leader in the industry, she has won the coveted Stevie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sales Excellence for 2006.

Allison Rossett

Dr. Allison Rossett is a Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University. Allison is in the Training magazine HRD Hall of Fame and was recognized by ASTD in 2002 for career contributions to workplace learning and performance.

Frank Russell

Frank Russell’s direction and leadership has grown GeoLearning into the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service learning management platforms and training services to corporations and government agencies around the world.

Edward Trolley

Edward Trolley is Vice President of Outsourcing for Knowledge Planet. He is widely recognized for having started the training outsourcing industry when he orchestrated the first comprehensive training outsourcing deal between DuPont and The Forum Corporation in 1993.