Our Centers for Ethics:

The Institute’s trainers, speakers, and consultants

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Josephson Institute offers speaking and consulting services from distinguished and experienced professionals in a variety of areas, including:

• Education and youth service
• Sports ethics
• Police ethics

The Institute's most popular speakers and consultants in the business world are:

• Michael Josephson – Ethicist, speaker, author, consultant, radio commentator. Read more »
• David C. Beard – Business ethicist, speaker, trainer, HR consultant. Read more »

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Call 800-711-2670 to schedule a speech or consulting services.

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Michael Josephson
Ethicist, speaker, author, consultant, radio commentator

Michael Josephson is one of the nation’s most sought-after and quoted ethicists. Founder and president of Josephson Institute, he has conducted more than 1,000 programs for more than 100,000 leaders across nearly every spectrum of society.

He taught law for almost 20 years, then founded a publishing company and a national chain of bar-exam preparation courses. After selling his businesses, in 1987 he established the nonprofit Josephson Institute, from which he takes no salary or other reimbursement. All fees and honoraria from his services support the Institute and its mission.

In 1993 Josephson Institute launched CHARACTER COUNTS!, now the nation’s largest character-education program. Through the Institute, Michael Josephson also founded the Pursuing Victory With Honor sportsmanship campaign. Virtually every athletic organization in the country has endorsed this sportsmanship initiative.

Speaking: Mr. Josephson’s expertise, engaging presentation style, and commitment to enhancing the ethical climate of society has motivated audiences from the government, business, journalism, law, education, sports, law enforcement, military, and nonprofit communities.

Consulting: Mr. Josephson presents numerous ethics workshops each year and consults with the nation’s most prestigious corporations and institutions.

Media: In addition to being profiled in most of the country's major newspapers and magazines, Mr. Josephson is an award-winning radio commentator. His daily broadcasts on ethics and character are aired on such radio stations as KNX-1070 (the largest news station in Los Angeles) and the American Forces Network. He also publishes a weekly e-newsletter of his commentaries that reaches nearly 80,000 subscribers.

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David C. Beard
Business ethicist, speaker, trainer, HR consultant

David C. Beard’s motivating, emotional, and informative presentations enlivened by gut-wrenching life experiences have inspired thousands of educators, academics, government staffers, corporate executives, and military audiences.

During his 25-year career at Northrop Grumman, a major defense contractor, Mr. Beard served as director of human resources as well as the Sector Ethics Program. In the latter role, he has delivered ethics and leadership presentations and training workshops to more than 15,000 employees nationwide.

A former Marine pilot, test pilot, and astronaut nominee, Mr. Beard draws on his many years of military experience as well as his expertise in management development, employee relations, workforce diversity, community relations, and values-based ethics implementation.

Speaking: Mr. Beard’s inspiring keynote addresses, with their thought-provoking message of hope, glory, and character, routinely trigger standing ovations and off-the-scale ratings from the many diverse audiences he addresses. Organizations he has spoken to include:

• Anchorage Rotary Club
• Arrowhead Credit Union
• Association of Government Marketing Assistance Specialists
• Marine Harrier Squadron
• Northrop Grumman
• U.S. Navy Test Pilot School

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