John Cimino

About John Cimino

John J. Cimino, Jr. is president and CEO of Creative Leaps International, The Learning Arts, Icarus Musicworks and Associated Solo Artists. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (biology & physics), the State University of New York at Albany (learning theory), and the Manhattan and Juilliard Schools of Music (music & voice), Cimino holds a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective and works across multiple disciplines dedicated to learning and human development. As a champion of the arts in business, Cimino has brought his \"Concerts of Ideas\" into projects of the White House, the United Nations, the Center for Creative Leadership, the Council for Excellence in Government, the Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, and the leadership training programs of GE, IBM, Pfizer, The World Bank, Macquarie Banking and Finance, The Bank of Montreal, McDonnell Douglas, the SC Johnson Company, Starbucks Coffee Company as well as to numerous universities and professional organizations worldwide. Special projects include presentations before the Global Leadership Forum (Istanbul), the International Organization Development Association (Guanajuato), The European Summit on the Arts and Business (Castle Borl, Slovenia), the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (Irvine, Ca), the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Alexandria, VA), the Society for College and University Planning (Chicago),The International Creativity and Innovation Networking Conferences (Greensboro), and the Middle East HR and Leadership Conference (Dubai).Recent projects include the United Nations \"50+20 Project: Business Education in the Coming Decades\", the North African Partnership for Economic Opportunity (Aspen Institute, US State Department); the University Summit on Interdisciplinary Research and Education at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and a special project with Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.

Experience

1. President and CEO

   Creative Leaps International

   Jan 1972 — Present

   leadership, creativity and innovation, renewal and resilience in the corporate and government sectors as well as higher education, social and nonprofit sectors

Education

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Albany, Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard School of Music

  undergrad, grad and conservatory, Biology, Physics, Education, Music. Voice

  1967 — 1981

Skills

• Staff Development
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Management Consulting
• Higher Education
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Public Speaking
• Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Policy
• Nonprofits
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership Development
• Qualitative Research
• Executive Coaching
• Facilitation
• Non-Profits
• Research
• Coaching
• Change Management
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Organizational Development
• Community Outreach
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Public Relations
• Talent Management
• Leadership
• Grant Writing