Tim Scudder

Tim Scudder is a principal at Personal Strengths Publishing, where he served as the CEO for over 20 years. He is the author of several training programs, and assessments, including the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI 2.0).

As a consultant and facilitator, Scudder has helped individuals, teams, and organizations reach their potential through improved relationship, teamwork, and strategic skills. His clients have included IBM, CME Group, USC, GEI Consultants, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the US Army, the British Foreign Commonwealth Office, and Twitter.

Tim earned his PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University. His dissertation, Personality Types in Relationship Awareness Theory, provided the first empirical validation of Sigmund Freud's views on normal personality types. His Masters degree in Human Development is also from Fielding. He is a fellow of the Institute for Social Innovation. Prior to his career in training and leadership development, he earned a Certified Public Accountancy license and practiced as a CPA, Chief Financial Officer, and financial consultant.

For play, he enjoys motorcycling and surfing.