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About PEAK Learning, Inc. - Dr. Paul Stoltz, CEO and founder

Dr. Paul Stoltz, Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Paul G. Stoltz is the originator of and world's leading expert on the Adversity Quotient® (AQ®) theory, measure, and methodology. AQ is the most widely adopted method in the world for measuring and strengthening human resilience, currently in use by industry-leading companies across the globe. Dr. Stoltz founded PEAK Learning®, Inc., a global research and consulting firm in 1987.

He coaches, consults, teaches, and collaborates with top leaders, thinkers, and influencers within a broad range of organizations from start-ups and NGOs to the Young Presidents' Organization and the Fortune 100 on six continents. As a sought after presenter and teacher, Dr. Stoltz combines inspiration with application, delivering a compelling, practical message to audiences of 10 to 10,000 people. He remains highly active in the classroom, teaching AQ to groups of all levels and sizes, and he has presented in some of the largest venues in the world.

As Director of the Global Resilience Project, Dr. Stoltz oversees a research agenda in seventeen countries dedicated to exploring, expanding, and advancing the applications of AQ to strengthen people and their organizations. His research partners include top thinkers at Yale University, Stanford University, and more than a dozen universities overseas.

Dr. Stoltz was selected by Executive Excellence as “One of the 100 Most Influential Thinkers of Our Time.” He is a member of Stanford University’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series, was selected as the Millennial Thinker for Singapore, "Thought Leader of the Year" in Hong Kong, is an international faculty member for the Young Presidents' Organization, and is a frequently sought after resource for the world’s top media including CNN, CNBC, Business News Network, NBC Nightly News, Public Broadcast Service (PBS), the Today Show, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. You will also find Dr. Stoltz quoted in Wall Street Journal, Harvard Management Update, Investor’s Business Daily, Asia 21, Inc., Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Success Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, the Drucker Foundation’s prestigious Leader to Leader, and other publications.

Dr. Stoltz is an international bestselling author of three books, printed in a total of thirteen languages. Adversity Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities, Adversity Quotient @ Work and his newest book, in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Covey, is The Adversity Advantage, co-authored with Erik Weihenmayer, the world’s top blind athlete and one of the leading keynote speakers worldwide.

Dr. Stoltz received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication and Economics from the University of California as well as his master’s and Ph.D. in Organizational Communication, Development, and Leadership from the University of Minnesota.

PEAK Learning's international headquarters is situated in the coastal mountains of San Luis Obispo, California where Dr. Stoltz resides with his family, who were honored by USA Today as “America’s Most Creative Family.”

Click here to view a video of Dr. Stoltz presenting an AQ workshop.

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