Gerald J. Leonard, PMP, PfMP, and C‐IQ Coach, is the publishing editor, CEO, and founder of the Leonard Productivity Intelligence Institute, as well as the CEO of Turnberry Premiere, a strategic project portfolio management and IT governance firm based in Washington, DC. He received a bachelor's degree in music from Central State University in Ohio, and later earned a master's in music from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. After graduation, Gerald moved to New York City, where he worked as a professional bassist and studied with the late David Walters, a distinguished professor of double bass at both the Juilliard and Manhattan schools of music.

Gerald earned certifications in project management and business intelligence from the University of California, Berkeley; Theory of Constraints Portfolio Management from the Goldratt Institute; executive leadership from Cornell University; and the Wharton School: Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program and Scaling a Business: How to Build a USD $1 Billion+ Unicorn.

In his leisure time, Gerald loves playing golf, traveling internationally, and playing his upright bass on special occasions.

To learn more about Gerald, visit www.geraldjleonard.com