Ken Jennings, Ph.D., Managing Director
Ken Jennings is Managing Director of Third River Partners, a Leader Development and Strategy Execution Consultancy 
working with Senior Executive Teams to achieve dramatic business results. Ken teaches leadership, strategy and change management around the world. He is a former co-director of the Global Leadership Program at the University of Michigan Business School and draws on deep experience as a managing partner at Accenture in Change Management.
- Ken’s areas of expertise include:
- Initiative Based Development and Executive Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness
- Developing High Performance Teamwork
- Diagnosing Organizational Performance Gaps and Facilitating Organizational Performance Improvement
- Assisting Boards and Senior Management on Leadership Development
- Execution of Strategy through Human Capital Development
- Establishing a Strategic Human Capital Change Agenda
Ken has been responsible for helping create growth strategies and human capital innovations for leading healthcare, manufacturing, defense, financial services and service organizations including:
Abbott Laboratories, Aerojet Corporation, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, JP Morgan Partners, General Electric (Jet Engine Division), General Mills-Pillsbury, Aetna-Healthcare, The American Hospital Association, Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, BioAegis, Blue Cross and Blue Shields of Michigan, Illinois, and Florida, The Cleveland Health Network, Dade-Behring Medical Diagnostics, Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, Entegris Corporation, Guidant Corporation, Highmark BCBS, Kaiser Permenente Health System, Kemps LLC, Lilly Pharmaceuticals, LifeSpan Hospitals, New England Medical Center, The National Pharmaceutical Council, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pacificare, Pequot Capital, Presbyterian Homes and Services, Trilogy Global Advisors, United Healthcare, Value Health, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Ken holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development from Purdue University, M.S. in Management through the Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.S. in Behavioral Science from the Air Force Academy. He also completed the Kellogg Management Institute at Northwestern University.
A respected author and lecturer, Ken’s research in leadership, organizational development and human performance has appeared in many leading journals. His book, Changing Health Care; Creating Tomorrow’s Winning Health Enterprise, focuses on the key strategies used by leading health organizations to transform healthcare. His book with Dr. John Stahl-Wert, The Serving Leader: 5 Powerful Actions That Will Transform Your Team, Your Business and Your Community, is offered in the Ken Blanchard management series and focuses on leadership with integrity and purpose. His newest book Ten Thousand Horses reveals keys to employee engagement and leadership effectiveness.
Ken can be reached in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA by phone at (248) 761-0197 and at Ken@3rd-River.com.