Advising and consulting with leaders and organizations to maximize their investments in training, learning, leadership development, p roject management, and other initiatives in order to maximize business and mission outcomes.

Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick was co-owner of Kirkpatrick Partners. His major area of expertise is the Kirkpatrick Business Partnership Model. Jim consults for Fortune 500 companies around the world including Harley-Davidson, Booz Allen Hamilton, L’Oreal, Clarian, Ingersoll Rand, Honda, the Royal Air Force, and GE Healthcare. Jim is a masterful facilitator and conducts workshops on the Kirkpatrick Four Levels, business partnership, and his newest topic, Training On Trial. He also delivers keynote presentations around the world. Since 1995, Jim has developed and managed a career development center, worked on senior strategic planning teams, and consulted with organizations all across the world in topics of evaluation, team building, coaching, and leadership, and conducted executive coaching. Jim has co-written three books with his father, Don Kirkpatrick, the creator of the Kirkpatrick Four Levels. He has also co-authored the following books: Kirkpatrick Then and Now (2009 Kirkpatrick Publishing), Training on Trial (2010 AMACOM Books) and The Brunei Window Washer: Bringing Business Partnership to Life (2012 Kirkpatrick Publishing).

- Consulted with organizations in strategic evaluation, aligning curricula with strategy, comprehensive evaluation methodologies, leadership development, competencies management, and performance management- Developed and facilitated Kirkpatrick Four Level Evaluation and Kirkpatrick Business Partnership Model programs

- Launched and maintained corporate universities- Developed and facilitated evaluation programs- Consulted in evaluation, strategy, leadership, and team-building

- Co-author of three books on the Kirkpatrick Four Level Evaluation Model

- Created and managed First Indiana University- Led all organizational learning initiatives