Jack Hoban

Jack Hoban: Author, Guest Lecturer/Speaker, Entrepreneur

Expertise: Leadership, Ethics, Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution, Martial Arts

Jack Hoban is President of Resolution Group International (RGI). He served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). He has led over 600 workshops and seminars around the world on ethics, leadership and martial arts. He has addressed the FBI, NYPD, Chicago PD, Camden County Police Department, universities,hospitals, and other government and private organizations on ethics, verbal de-escalation, cross-cultural conflict resolution, and personal protection over the last two decades. His presentations are interactive, informative and entertaining. His business and military experiences, as well as an extensive 30 plus year background in martial arts, give him a unique and interesting perspective.

In Hoban's presentations, attendees typically:

- Obtain a clearer understanding of the “nature of human nature."

- Develop a better understanding of moral values and ethics.

- Understand the art of keeping the “moral compass” calibrated under stress.

- Learn how to deal effectively with cultural differences.

- Gain insight into what to do when cultural differences cannot be reconciled.

Hoban is a long time practitioner of martial arts. He assisted in the creation of MCMAP and continues to teach the program at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia and elsewhere.

In addition to his military experience, Jack is a 30-year business veteran in the areas of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) in healthcare and other industries.

For 17 years Hoban was an associate of the late Robert L. Humphrey, noted conflict resolution specialist, and author of Values for a New Millennium.

Hoban earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Villanova University and an MBA from National University in San Diego. He is also a Master Instructor in the Japanese Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu martial arts system.