John Covington

John Covington is the CEO and owner of Chesapeake Consulting, Inc. since 1988. Chesapeake provides operations improvement, leadership development and project management support for both commercial and government accounts. John did his undergraduate work at the United States Naval Academy and the University of Alabama receiving a BS in Chemical Engineering.

He has held a variety of engineering, management and executive positions with Dupont, Stauffer Chemicals and Sherwin-Williams. He has authored numerous articles and six books on leadership development, process improvement and faith. He was selected business person of the year in 2002 by the Severna Park, Maryland, Chamber of Commerce.

He is a Distinguished Fellow in both the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Alabama and sits on the Deans Leadership Council. He serves on several charity boards including Capstone Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering advisory board, The Blackburn Institute, and Dogs Finding Dogs, a K-9 search and rescue group for pets.

He has authored seven books on process improvement, leadership and faith; Tough Fabric; Let’s Don’t Pave the Cow Path; Enterprise Fitness; Who is God and What am I Doing Here?; What I Learned About Leadership From My Dog; Cow’s Don’t Stay Milked; Don’t Do Anything Stupid – A White Man’s Guide to Racial Harmony.

He is an active member of the Church of the Highlands, volunteers in prison ministry and prison re-entry efforts.

He has been married to Linda Covington since 1972, and enjoys hiking, dog training and Alabama sports.