Bill Blackburn

Bill Blackburn, CDR, USN (ret), is the founder and President of Blackburn & Associates, LLC, a Veteran Owned Small Business, and a franchisee of Academy Leadership. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Leadership for Villanova University. Bill’s passion for the difference leadership can make in the world is a result of his three careers and over 4 decades immersed in the study and practice of exceptional leadership and business performance.

During his 20-year career as a naval officer and aviator, he served in critical leadership roles that required both his own personal leadership and his ability to build teams and organizations to achieve highly complex assignments. In 15 years as a management consultant for Gap International, a firm known for its expertise in breakthrough business results, Bill honed his skills as an effective executive coach for senior business leaders. He is a skilled facilitator in leadership development, strategic and operational planning, organizational alignment and team building. Since joining Academy Leadership in 2009, Bill has led both public programs and designed and delivered customized internal leadership programs for public and private organizations.

Bill graduated from the US Naval Academy with a BS in Aerospace Engineering, from San Diego State University with a MA in Education and from the US Army War College. Bill resides in Chester County, PA with his wife, Kristi.