Jon Knokey is a former NCAA athlete, he played quarterback at Montana State University. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Dartmouth College and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, where he focused his studies on policymaking and leadership at the intersection of business and government. Jon worked for a small start-up software company before joining the MBA executive leadership program at General Electric and then at John Deere. Jon is married to Meghan, and they have two young children, Avary and Quinn. This is his first book.He lives in Des Moines, IA.