John Bouffard is an organization development consultant, trainer, and executive coach specializing in helping leaders create exceptional workplaces. John brings over fifteen years of management, consulting and coaching experience to his practice.

As a senior consultant at the research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work Institute, he has studied many of the workplaces on Fortune's annual list of 100 Best Places to Work in America. He has helped companies in many industries improve their workplaces, including Planned Parenthood Federation, Bonneville Power Administration, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Promega Biosciences, Kaiser Permanente, and Child Development Incorporated.

John is an affiliate consultant of The Management Center and of the Atlanta-based Generative Leadership Institute. He has studied facilitative leadership with the Interaction Institute for Social Change, and systems thinking through Innovation Associates in Boston. He also served on the board for the Coaches Training Institute in Marin, where he received advanced training in personal and professional coaching.

John holds an MBA in organizational development and nonprofit management from the University of California, Davis.