Dr. Chris Stout
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LinkedIn Top Voice | Best Selling Author | Adventurer | Startup Whisperer | (Accidental) Humanitarian | APA's "Rockstar" Psychologist | Éminence Grise at CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States 45 work roles 6 schools
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Dr. Chris Stout is listed as LinkedIn Top Voice | Best Selling Author | Adventurer | Startup Whisperer | (Accidental) Humanitarian | APA's "Rockstar" Psychologist | Éminence Grise at CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Dr. Chris Stout.

Dr. Chris Stout previously worked as Founding Director at Center For Global Initiatives Inc and Executive Producer and Host, Living a Life in Full, GordianKnot, LLC at Soundcloud. Dr. Chris Stout holds Post-Doctoral Fellow, Neuro-Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics from Harvard Medical School.

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About Dr. Chris Stout

Dr. Stout’s career includes business, government, and nonprofits, as well as the UN and academia. He’s traveled the world, published 38 books, won a wide range of accolades, including four additional doctorates (honoris causa), and invitations to TEDs, Davos, SXSW, Renaissance Weekends… He’s is a licensed clinical psychologist and Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives, a Top Rated Healthcare Nonprofit. His entrepreneurial experience is demonstrated in multiple start-ups and serving as an advisory board member, and early-money-in investor. He's been faculty in the University of Illinois' College of Medicine and Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. He served at the UN and was appointed to the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders of Tomorrow and an Invited Faculty at Davos. He was named one of the World's Top 30 Startup Experts in 2024. He is the founder of GordianKnot, LLC, and is Emeritus Founder and VP of the Department of Clinical Research and Data Analytics at ATI.Dr. Stout is a Fellow in the APA, past-President of the IPA, and is a member of the National Academies of Practice. He is a best selling author whose works have been translated into 8 languages. He has been awarded with 4 Humanitarian Awards and is in 3 Halls of Fame. He is a longtime LinkedIn Top Voice.He has served as C/E/O/I/Officer. He has traveled to over 100 countries and founded a kindergarten in Tanzania. He is listed in TED-Founder Richard Saul Wurman’s “Who’s Really Who 1000: The Most Creative Individuals in America.” Purdue has named a scholarship in his honor.Dr. Stout was educated at Purdue, University of Chicago, and Forest Institute, gaining over 24 awards and 4 scholarships and was Valedictorian of his doctoral class. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical School. He has been awarded over 40 other postdoctoral awards. He has been interviewed on CNBC, CNN, NBC, PBS, NPR, Oprah, Time, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, and others. He's an amateur alpinist, ultra runner, and adventure athlete. Full bio and portfolio: https://linktr.ee/drchrisstout Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Stout_(psychologist)

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CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC
Center For Global Initiatives Inc
LinkedIn Top Voice | Best Selling Author | Adventurer | Startup Whisperer | (Accidental) Humanitarian | APA's "Rockstar" Psychologist | Éminence Grise
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45 roles · 41 years

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Founding Director

Current

Chicago, Illinois, US

CGI is a Top-Ranked Nonprofit working to open-source humanitarian intervention.http://www.centerforglobalinitiatives.org/

2005 - Present ~21 yrs 4 mos

Executive Producer And Host, Living A Life In Full, Gordianknot, Llc

Current

Berlin, Berlin, DE

The “Living a Life in Full” podcast is the conversation you always wanted to have with that person who gave an amazing TED talk, or the author of one your favorite books, or that inspirational Olympian you always wanted to know more about. It's a magazine style show vis-à-vis topics and guests—we go as deep as we do wide. The roster of guests epitomizes.

Sep 2017 - Present

Advisor And Chief Clinical Officer

Current

Chicago, IL, US

Provide consultation on interventional aspects of technology enabled care, outcomes management and analytics.

Feb 2017 - Present

Advisor

Current

Hightop Health is a clinician-centric, outcomes-driven behavioral health outpatient organization focused on improving the mental health of those we serve.

Sep 2022 - Present

Division Staff Officer

Current

US

I serve in District 9WR, Flotilla 47 – 2 with qualifications in the areas of Marine Safety, Environmental Protection, FEMA Incident Command and National Incident Management, and Homeland Security.Division 47's area covers all of Northeastern Wisconsin from Sheboygan North to Washington Island and Menominee, Michigan and is part of the Coast Guard's 9th.

Aug 2022 - Present

Glg Council Member

Current
Glg

New York, NY, US

Provide expert consultation via phone or in-person/on site as a healthcare subject matter expert. GLG works with over 1,400 companies to help solve complex strategic and operational challenges, test hypotheses, gain market feedback, and seek mentorship, all within a rigorous compliance framework. When you need to accelerate your research, an introduction.

Jun 2015 - Present

Executive Producer

Current

Seattle, Washington, US

Executive Producer with Open-Explorers on the documentary "Somewhere Else Tomorrow."

Aug 2018 - Present

Advisor

Current
The Cure Initiative

The CURE Initiative is premised on the view that broad and positive behavioural change within and between communities is a prerequisite for attaining the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.Our multi-skilled team has developed a holistic, culturally-sensitive approach to combat disease and epidemics based on proven science.

Feb 2018 - Present

Member

Current

New York, NY, US

I’m honored to have been accepted into the Circumnavigators Club, which is the only organization devoted to bringing together those individuals who have circumnavigated the globe. The Club was organized in 1902 two Americans sailing across the Indian Ocean, and they decided there was a need for a Club composed of those adventurous individuals who had.

Sep 2024 - Present

Advisor

Current
Jun 2014 - Present

Advisor

Current

New York, New York, US

May 2016 - Present

Advisor

Current
European Centre For The Study Of Extremism
Sep 2016 - Present

Strategic Advisor

Current
Srii

Chris plays a key leadership role in SRII Global conference in Silicon Valley and connecting SRII global initiatives with various organizations/initiatives he is currently driving around the world.

May 2014 - Present

Advisor And Managing Director

Yubi Health Inc

Yubihealth is an integrative healthcare company utilizing AI and evidence-based practices to genomic, microbiome, behavioral, and physical health date to identify, prevent, and intervene in employee healthcare needs. As a result, it improves employee health, wellness, and productivity that concurrently save costs for employers.

Feb 2019 - Dec 2021

Advisor

Madison, WI, US

Kiio is the only digital MSK solution with multiple longitudinal claims-based studies in real health plan populations that demonstrate significant savings.

May 2014 - Nov 2021

Early-Money-In Investor

Houston, Texas, US

We’ve spent over 25 million dollars over the past 5 years developing a breakthrough technology that dramatically accelerates the removal of tattoos. Our devices use very high energy, in the range of 3,000 volts at nearly 3,000 amps, to form acoustic shockwaves at 100 times per second. Our core team is comprised of life science veterans, with more than 150.

Feb 2019 - Jun 2020

Core Faculty - Professor (Retired)

Chicago, IL, US

Core Faculty in the International Psychology PhD and Masters Programs - 2020, Visiting Scholar 2018 - 2019.

Sep 2018 - May 2020

Vice President (Emeritus), Department Of Clinical Research And Data Analytics

Bolingbrook, IL, US

Evidence based practice. Outcomes management. Data analytics.

Sep 2008 - Nov 2019

Author

Praeger Publishing

Authored and edited numerous books. Proud to be continuing with them and to being named Editor of my own Series, Contemporary Psychology. Please be in touch if you have an idea for a manuscript that may be fitting. Thanks!

1988 - Apr 2019

Client

New York, NY, US

Long time customer, periodic commercial appearances: http://wealthmanagement.ml.com/wm/pages/ArticleViewer.aspx?title=sandwich-generation-balancing-act

2006 - Mar 2018

Freelance Writer

Norfolk, VA, US

Author, editor and peer reviewer.

1999 - Nov 2017

Contributing Expert

I write on all things innovative in medicine and healthcare, be it the IoT, quantified self, big data, precision medicine, augmented evidence-based practice, predictive analytics, medical economics, behavior change, policy, and every so often I make some forecasts...

Aug 2016 - Sep 2017

Author

Hoboken, NJ, US

Authored numerous books, one of which was ranked as an Amazon Best Seller (hitting a ranking of 11 in its category).

1990 - Sep 2016

Volunteer

Flying Doctors Of America

Worked on various medical missions to Vietnam, Peru, the Amazon/Ecuador, Bolivia, and Rwanda.

1997 - May 2015

Cirp Member

Washington, DC, US

Elected to serve on APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology. Also elected as co-chair.

2010 - 2013 ~3 yrs

Board Member

Lake County Board Of Health

Review public health issues through an integrative lense of behavioral health.

2000 - 2011 ~11 yrs

Freelance Author

Windy City Sports/Competitor

Wrote product reviews and extreme sports column.

1995 - 2010 ~15 yrs

Chief Operating Officer

Evanston, IL, US

Served as first COO for Yellowbrick.

May 2006 - Aug 2008

Ceo

Timberline Knolls

Founding CEO.

2005 - 2007 ~2 yrs

Global Leaders Of Tomorrow

Cologny, Geneva, CH

Global health projects and publishing in WorldLink.

2000 - 2006 ~6 yrs

Chief Of Psychological Services

State Of Illinois

Responsible for overseeing psychological services throughout Illinois’ eleven state-operated facilities. Serves as a member of the Clinical Services Executive Team for the Office of Mental Health. Responsible for helping to provide clinical leadership on a statewide basis. Conduct base-line and follow-up assessments for the need for psychological services.

2000 - 2005 ~5 yrs

Adjunct Professor

Chicago, IL, US

Taught ethics and objective assessment.

1995 - 2005 ~10 yrs

Invited Attendee And Contributing Author

New York, NY, US

Worked with Richard Saul Wurman on "Understanding USA" book project. Listed in “1000” Richard Saul Wurman’s "Who’s Really Who: 1000 of the Most Creative People in the United States."

1995 - 2000 ~5 yrs

Special Ngo Representative

Un

New York, NY, US

Served a year as Special NGO Representative to the United Nations in New York for a year.Focused on a review of the Copenhagen Declaration on sustainable development.

1998 - 1999 ~1 yr

Chief Of Psychology

Forest Hospital

Coordinate psychological services within residential, out- and inpatient facilities. Supervise Director of Clinical Training/Internship Director, and Director of Marital and Family Training, Program Director, and psychology staff. Served as Acting Director of Clinical Training/Internship Program. Adjunctive supervision of psychology interns. In charge of.

1986 - 1999 ~13 yrs

Chief Of Psychology, Dir Of Research, Assoc. Administrator

Forest Hospital

Served 15 years in an integrated behavioral healthcare system. Chief contractor negotiator for all managed care and capitated contracts.

1985 - 1999 ~14 yrs

Invited Judge

Manchester, NH, US

The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting Mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

May 1997 - May 1997
6 education records

Dr. Chris Stout education

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Neuro-Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Harvard Medical School

Mba Program, Management

The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business

Doctorate, Clinical Psychology

Forest Institute Of Professional Psychology

Bs, School Of Science, Psychology W/Honors

Indiana University Indianapolis

Aas, School Of Engineering, Architectural Technology

Indiana University Indianapolis

Certificate, Wilderness Mediciine

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Dr. Chris Stout works for CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC.

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Dr. Chris Stout is listed as LinkedIn Top Voice | Best Selling Author | Adventurer | Startup Whisperer | (Accidental) Humanitarian | APA's "Rockstar" Psychologist | Éminence Grise at CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC.

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Dr. Chris Stout is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States while working with CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC.

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Dr. Chris Stout has worked for Center For Global Initiatives Inc, Soundcloud, Prevail Health, Hightop Health, and Fire Memos.

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Dr. Chris Stout holds Post-Doctoral Fellow, Neuro-Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics from Harvard Medical School.

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