Scot Faulkner

Mr. Faulkner advises corporations and governments on how to save billions of dollars by achieving dramatic and sustainable cost reductions while improving operational and service excellence. He is considered an expert on bringing successful business practices into government.

His articles on leadership & management reform are published in Newsmax, The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, The Hill, Politico, Roll Call, and History News Network. He has appeared on ABC-Australia, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, CSPAN, FOX, NPR, PBS, VOA, and talk radio. He is the author of the critically acclaimed bestselling memoir, "Naked Emperors".

Mr. Faulkner's private sector experience includes serving as Global Practice Leader for the American Management Association and Vice President of Philip Crosby Associates. He led strategic transformation for major global corporations, among them ConAgra, Hershey, and the Australian-New Zealand (ANZ) Bank.

He was the first Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. His business-based reforms rebuilt the integrity of House operations and generated sustained savings of $4.5 billion. These reforms became a model for the operation of 44 national parliaments around the world and were named one of the Top 100 Innovations in American Government by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University.

Earlier, Mr. Faulkner was Director of Personnel for the Reagan Campaign and served on the Presidential Transition and the White House Staff. He held executive positions at the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Peace Corps. His public sector accomplishments are recognized with 26 management awards and four letters of commendation from the President of the United States.

Mr. Faulkner earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from American University and a Bachelor's Degree in Government from Lawrence University. He studied at the London School of Economics and Georgetown University. He serves as an advisor on Executive Programs for the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and is a member of their Center for Leadership Innovation and Change. He is the Vice President of Shepherd University's George Washington Institute of Living Ethics.

Mr. Faulkner is the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller, "Naked Emperors; The Failure of the Republican Revolution?. He advises numerous corporations on strategic change and leadership including, the American Management Association, ANZ Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield, ConAgra, Hershey Foods, Independent Insurance Agents of America, Lockheed Martin, Marriott, O-Cedar, Prudential, RR Donnelly, the Smithsonian Institution, and the World Bank. He also works with governments and corporations in emerging economies, including Afghanistan, Bolivia, China, Dubai, Egypt, and Qatar. His articles on leadership, management reform, and global competitiveness are published in The New York Times, The Washington Times, and various business publications. He has appeared on Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN, CSPAN, FOX, NPR, PBS, VOA, and numerous talk radio programs.

In 1995, Scot Faulkner was elected the first Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. He oversaw a $1 billion annual budget and all nonlegislative operations, which served 14,000 employees and 3 million tourists. His business-based reforms rebuilt the integrity of House operations and saved over $148 million. His reforms became a model for the operation of 44 national parliaments around the world and were named one of the Top 100 Innovations in American Government by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University.

Mr. Faulkner was the National Director of Personnel for the Reagan Bush Campaign of 1980. He went on to serve in the Presidential Transition and on the White House Staff. During the Reagan Administration, Mr. Faulkner held executive positions at the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Peace Corps. His accomplishments have been recognized with 26 management awards and four letters of commendation from the President of the United States.

Mr. Faulkner earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from American University and a Bachelors Degree in Government from Lawrence University. He studied at the London School of Economics and at Georgetown University. Mr. Faulkner has been a guest lecturer at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He serves on the boards of numerous corporations and foundations including: World Trade Partnership, Kinexum Pharmaceuticals, Peimex Trucking, The University of Maryland's Center for Leadership Innovation and Change (CLIC), the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, and the George Washington Institute of Living Ethics.