Chris Young
The Good Place Institute President and Senior Consultant
Chris is the President of The Good Place Institute (a Good Place Holdings company) and co-author of the book, The Good Place Organization: A Leaders Guide to Stewarding Good Place Organizations. Chris has spent over twenty years researching and developing Biblically-based approaches, methods, and resources while leading and helping others build and steward for-profit and non-profit organizations to bring about organizational life and achieve organizational success from a Biblical worldview.
Throughout his career, Chris has served on several senior leadership teams and in management leadership roles from start-up businesses and regional consulting firms to a $60 million service and manufacturing company and on boards of several non-profit organizations.
EXPERIENCE
In addition to his most recent roles, he has served in roles that include:
- Director of Business Services of Good Place Holdings (leading Strategic Planning, Business Systems and Analytics, Human Resources, Information Technology, Talent Development teams)
- Director of Business Services for SD Myers
- Director of The Myers Institute (internal and external training business)
- Director of Strategy and Systems
- Director of Strategic Solutions and Knowledge Services
- General Manager of SD Myers Morocco
EDUCATION
Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, and a Master of Arts in Religion from Trinity International University (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) in Deerfield, IL.
Chris has also completed the following continuing education courses:
- MIT Executive Leadership Education – Leadership in an Exponentially Changing World
- Case Western Reserve University – Strategic Decision Making & Execution
- Case Western Reserve University – Creating Strategic Alliances
- Case Western Reserve University – Expanding the Total Corporate Contribution
- Case Western Reserve University – Innovation & Process Improvement
He is certified in Dimensions of Professional Selling Coaching through Carew International.
