John Younker, Ph.D.

About John

In 1992, John co-founded and is the President-Owner of Associates In Continuous Improvement™(ACI), a Houston based management consulting firm. His professional focus at ACI is the provision of executive coaching and trusted advisory services to CEO’s and executive managers. John has over 45 years of executive coaching and trusted advisory services experience.

Proven Experience

John served from January 1993 to September 2018, as a Master Chair for Vistage (formerly The Executive Committee - TEC), an international organization dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of CEO's and their Key Executives. John's highlighted awards include:

“High Performing Chair” award
“Chair Excellence” award
“Master Chair” award

Respected Leadership

In addition to serving as a Vistage Master Chair, John is a former member of the Silver Fox Advisors. John has also served as an Executive Professor and Advisor at the University of Houston, Bauer College of Business, Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, as the Director of the MBA Program at Our Lady of the Lake University’s Houston campus and as a Guest Lecturer for the Eisenhower Leadership Series, George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

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Affiliations

John is a member of several professional organizations including the American Psychological Association (APA), the Texas Psychological Association (TPA), the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the Texas Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (TIOP), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Houston Area Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (HAIOP), and The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership.

Track Record

Affiliations

John is a former Senior Vice-President at The Institute, Inc. and a former Vice-President and Senior Field Researcher at the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC). Other organizational associations include the Shell Mining Company - Manager of Management Development, the Geisinger Medical Center - Director of Organization Development, and the U.S. Navy, where John was actively involved in the Navy’s Human Resource Management School’s efforts in leadership, organization development, race relations education, and drug and alcohol abuse education and rehabilitation.

Education

Affiliations

Education

John holds a MS and PhD in industrial-organizational psychology from The University of Memphis.

He is a guest speaker and lecturer, and his writings are published in several professional journals and textbooks.