Geoff AbbottDr. Geoff Abbott is the senior faculty member at the Securities and Exchange Commission's College of Leadership Development (CLD), responsible for development, delivery, and oversight of SEC leadership programs.Prior to joining CLD, Geoff was a thirty-year career Coast Guard officer where he held two commands, led the Performance Excellence Program, chaired the Commandant's Innovation Council, and served as the first CG/DHS Fellow at the Homeland Security Institute.As an Excellence in Government (EIG) Senior Fellow, EIG co-coach and Partnership for Public Service Leadership Alumni Board member (seventeen years), he's led several workshops on leading change from the middle.Geoff holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, conducting research to improve organizational performance through innovationand empowering the workforce, earned two MIT engineering graduate degrees, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. CoastGuard Academy. A Professional Engineer, Geoff served as a national director of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and isa founding director of MIT's Military Alumni Association.Awards and honors include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service, Medal (four), CG Commendation Medal (two), EIG Senior FellowsCommunity Award, Analytic Services' Platt Award for Authors, SEC's, Veterans Charity Award, SAME's Academy of Fellows, and most recently, a Fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration.Learn more about Geoff and/or contact him on LinkedIn at https: //www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey‐abbott/. Read More Read Less