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SIM IS RENOWNED FOR ...

50+ years COMMITTED to developing tomorrow's leadeRS TODAY

Since its founding in the 1960's, SIM has been firmly and deeply committed to ongoing leadership development ... as a core tenet of the Society's beliefs and activities.

Join us in supporting THE SIM Leadership Institute's mission

SIM Leadership Institute LEADERSHIP:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR of PROGRAM DELIVERY

DIRECTOR of PROGRAM DELIVERY

JIM KNIGHT


As Vice President of the SIM Leadership Institute, Jim is responsible for Institute strategies and offerings, while leading the team of Directors to drive the growth of SIM's internal leadership army's capabilities -- to develop exceptional leaders who change the world.


Jim is a seasoned executive and professional with more than 38 years of experience.  In recent years  he has been the CEO of Knight Insights, a successful empowerment/leadership coaching and executive consulting business with clients that range from many personal and professional individuals to major corporations.      


Prior to his current role Jim spent 20 years at Chubb Insurance Company in various IT leadership positions culminating in his 9-year role as the Chubb Global CIO and Executive Vice President.  Prior to Chubb, Jim worked at Utica National Insurance Company, Home Insurance Company and Merck-Medco.



DIRECTOR of PROGRAM DELIVERY

DIRECTOR of PROGRAM DELIVERY

DIRECTOR of PROGRAM DELIVERY

STEVEN JOHN


As Director of Program Delivery, Steven is responsible for ensuring that all SIM Leadership Institute programs are delivered with the highest quality, are aligned with the Institute's mission and maintain the characteristics of relevance, challenge and professional growth. 


Steven is the former CIO of Aramark Uniform Services & Aramark Refreshment Services.  He's also held senior executive positions at Workday, AmeriPride Services, H.B. Fuller, Agriliance, and Cigna.  He’s been named to the ‘CIO Hall of Fame’ (Class of 2018) by IDG/ CIO.com, been recognized as a ‘Premier 100 IT Leader’ by Computerworld Magazine, has received the CIO Executive Council’s Leadership Award and been recognized by Information Week as an industry innovator for his work implementing cloud solutions. Steven holds a BA degree in Business Administration from the University of Utah and is currently on the faculty of IANS Research, an organization focused on supporting the Chief Information Security Officer profession.

DIRECTOR of CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTOR of FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

DIRECTOR of FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

CAREN SHIOZAKI


As Director of Curriculum Development, Caren is responsible for ensuring that all SIM Leadership Institute programs are high quality, aligned with the Institute's mission and maintain the characteristics of depth, coherence, relevance, challenge, breadth and progression. 


Caren is a C-Suite Leader & Board Advisor for digital risk, governance, compliance, ethics and ESG.  She is also a business technology executive with more than twenty years in financial services, travel, and media industries.  Caren has experience as a savvy executive driving business operations to achieve profitable growth strategies, and can direct complex transformation projects from vision through successful execution while coordinating geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams.  


Caren is acknowledged as a turnaround expert and skilled leader of digital risk, data privacy & analytics, and ESG advisory & program design. 

DIRECTOR of FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

DIRECTOR of FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

DIRECTOR of FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

MARGOT CARLETON


As Director of Finance & Administration, Margot is responsible for setting and managing the budget and oversees suport functions for the Institute as well as policy development.  She is also the point person for all Institute program support staff.


Margot is also a longtime RLF facilitator and is an IT executive with over 30 years of leadership at large and small companies, now dedicating herself to leadership coaching and growing the next generation of leaders. She spent 10 years as the VP/CIO at BAMSI, a large human service, non-profit. Prior to that, she spent 25 years working at Kendall/Tyco Healthcare/Covidien/Medtronic where she was VP responsible for applications and acquisition integrations. 


Margot is on the Advisory Board for GrowHope Foundation and on the Board of SIM Boston. She graduated in 2009 from RLF and is currently a certified Leadership & Transition Coach.

Contact THE institute's DIRECTORS

Contact THE institute's DIRECTORS

Questions or concerns? We're here to help.

Please feel free to contact any of us directly if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions regarding the SIM Leadership Institute or any of our offerings.

Jim Knight ... jim_knight@yahoo.com Steven John ... sajohn@comcast.net Caren Shiozaki ... caren.shiozaki@gmail.com Margot Carleton ... MargotCarleton@gmail.com

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