John Bouffard

John BouffardAs a consultant, trainer, facilitator and executive coach, John Bouffard specializes in leadership development, creating exceptional workplaces, and building highly effective nonprofit organizations.Bouffard's 16 years of organizational experience includes significant direct management experience, small business ownership, and a decade working with community organizations.

Before founding his own company, Bouffard spent four years as a senior consultant with Great Place to Work" Institute, which creates the annual list of 100 Best Places to Work in America for Fortune.Bouffard has assessed companies, counseled senior executives on workforce issues, trained managers and facilitated strategic planning to help transform businesses in numerous industries ranging from global enterprises, to governmental and nonprofit organizations, throughout the U.S. and abroad.He has studied the workplace and leadership practices of many of the nation's best workplaces including Southwest Airlines, W.L. Gore & Associates, Charles Schwab, Patagonia, Synovus Financial, and Federal Express.

Formerly, Bouffard directed Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, where he led a significant organizational transformation and founded a regional association of 30 free clinics.He has worked extensively with human rights advocacy and HIV/AIDS organizations and he helped establish the first National AIDS Lobbying Day.John conducted San Francisco's first comprehensive, HIV Housing Needs Assessment, which involved facilitating broad input and collaborative efforts from hundreds of consumers and 40 different community entities to determine housing funding priorities for the City.Recently John co-designed an effectiveness assessment which will inform future capacity-building funding strategies for the Packard Foundation.He has served on several nonprofit boards, including the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium and the Coaches Training Institute, where he received advanced training in personal and professional coaching.

Northern California Human Resources Association, Tri-Valley Chapter, workshop, "Be Recognized As a Best Place To Work: The Eight Pillars," presented by consultant John Bouffard, Radisson Hotel, 6680 Regional St., Dublin,11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 415-291-1992, $50.

John Bouffard is an organization development consultant, trainer, and executive coach specializing in helping leaders create exceptional workplaces.John brings over fifteen years of management, consulting and coaching experience to his practice.

As a senior consultant at the research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work Institute, he has studied many of the workplaces on Fortune's annual list of 100 Best Places to Work in America.He has helped companies in many industries improve their workplaces, including Planned Parenthood Federation, Bonneville Power Administration, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Promega Biosciences, Kaiser Permanente, and Child Development Incorporated.

John is an affiliate consultant of The Management Center and of the Atlanta-based Generative Leadership Institute.He has studied facilitative leadership with the Interaction Institute for Social Change, and systems thinking through Innovation Associates in Boston.He also served on the board for the Coaches Training Institute in Marin, where he received advanced training in personal and professional coaching.

John holds an MBA in organizational development and nonprofit management from the University of California, Davis.

John Bouffard, MBA, is a consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach specializing in nonprofit organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and strategic workplace issues.John brings 16 years of experience to his practice, including over a decade working with community organizations.He earned his MBA in Organizational Development from the University of California, Davis.John is the founder of Bouffard Associates, a San Francisco-based consultancy serving governmental agencies, not-for-profits and businesses.