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Brief Biography <br />Charles A. Weinstein, Ph.D. <br />Charles A. “Chad” Weinstein is president of Ethical Leaders in Action, LLC., and <br />author of Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership. Ethical Leaders in <br />Action (ELA) provides leadership development, education, and strategic consulting <br />services to public sector, health care, not-for-profit, and business organizations. <br />He provides leadership and team development, strategic consulting and <br />facilitation, and ethics education services that are all highly customized to the <br />needs of clients and audiences. <br />Weinstein’s formal education is in ethics, but his experience – and orientation – is as a business practitioner. <br />He recognized early on that while most of business ethics is concerned with constraining bad behavior, its <br />failures in that respect continue to make headlines. He believes that our ethical traditions are much broader, <br />teaching and urging us to work and live in ways that are both meaningful and productive. Ethical leadership is <br />the critical factor. Weinstein’s work is primarily oriented toward helping leaders foster that broader sense of <br />ethics and effectiveness in their work, in pursuit of ELA’s mission: Empower ethical leaders to achieve <br />extraordinary results. <br />Weinstein has been a consultant and manager for over 25 years. Prior to forming Ethical Leaders in Action, <br />Weinstein co-founded and led the Hill Center for Ethical Business Leadership, a division of the James J. Hill <br />Reference Library. In that capacity, Weinstein developed and implemented contemporary approaches to <br />leadership development, using classical concepts drawn from multiple ethical traditions. Throughout in his <br />career, Weinstein led business units and teams providing strategic consulting and research services to clients <br />in many industries, including: <br />x Public Safety (law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services agencies) <br />x Municipalities and other public entities <br />x Health care, including sub-acute, long-term, and home-based care <br />x Financial and professional services <br />x Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products <br />x Automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing <br />x Mining, energy, and mineral extraction <br />Weinstein is a frequent presenter at conferences, seminars, and events. He is community faculty member of <br />the Metropolitan State University School of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement. Weinstein also serves on <br />Mixed Blood Theatre’s Board of Directors and has served as an adjunct faculty member of the Carlson School <br />of Management at the University of Minnesota. <br />Weinstein holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy (ethics) from the University of Minnesota, and a B.A. in <br />philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. <br />Learn more about the Ethical Leaders in Action and read Chad’s blog at ethinact.com. Contact him directly at <br />651-646-1512, or at cweinstein@ethinact.com <br />$WWDFKPHQW%