Jim McCormick is one of America’s premier organizational risk experts, a noted author, Founder and President of the Research Institute for Risk Intelligence, and a World Record skydiver. As an in-demand speaker, Jim has addressed some of the most distinguished executive audiences ranging from Accenture, AFLAC, Bank of America, CDW, FedEx, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett-Packard, PepsiCo, The Clorox Company, Siemens, Unilever, Verizon, Wells Fargo; governmental institutions such as the FBI and US Army; and academic institutions such as Rutgers University, San Jose State, University of California at Irvine, and the National World War II Museum.

Jim maintains that all business is about utilizing risk effectively. He has spoken internationally to organizations about how they can to harness risk to be more competitive and innovative. The result is organizations that are responsive to opportunities, market changes, competitive moves and emerging technologies. In his keynote presentations, “The Intelligence of Risk – Unleashing Organizational Courage” and “The Intelligence of Risk – Unleashing Professional Courage,” Jim reminds audiences that risking well is not an option, it is a necessity. And done well, it produces more agile and profitable businesses.

Jim has lived this vision in settings as diverse as The White House as a member of a Presidential administration; various executive level positions in the real estate, construction, and architecture industries; and as a holder of six skydiving World Records. He is a thought-leader in the field of organizational risk practice, and the author of "Business Lessons from the Edge", "The Power of Risk" and "The First-Time Manager."

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