What makes IPS one of the world's most respected education and consulting firms? Our faculty, instructors, and consultants.

At IPS we pride ourselves on attracting and retaining only the most talented, deeply experienced instructors and consultants in the following discipline areas:

• Strategic execution, planning, and consulting
• Portfolio management
• Program management
• Project management
• Leadership development

Our instructors and consultants have delivered exceptional results to more than 20,000 professionals in over 75 countries. The sample profiles below illustrate our commitment to deploying only the best of the best to your organization.

Sample instructor and consultant profiles 

IPS Senior Instructor has a PhD from the George Washington University, an MBA from the University of Utah, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma; he’s a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). He has written many scholarly articles and a book on management and served as president of several project management training companies and as a professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology. 

IPS Senior Instructor also has his PhD and PMP; he draws on his extensive experience in leadership training and development to deliver courses in the Stanford Advanced Program Management curriculum. He has delivered Stanford APM courses globally, as well as on the Stanford University campus. In addition, he provides professional coaching, and is an adjunct faculty member for George Washington University and the A.J. Clark School of Engineering. He has a BBA and MEd from the University of Texas at Austin; his PhD is from North Texas State University.

IPS Senior Instructor/Consultant  teaches on campus at Stanford University and delivers courses at company sites around the globe. He has been the Robert Tointon Distinguished Professor of Technology Management at the Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado. He also was president of a leadership consulting group and has served on several corporate boards. He has a BS in math and engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an MS in mechanical/aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and an Executive MBA from Stanford University.