John Coné is a former chief learning officer who consults and writes on issues of talent development and organizational learning. He has advised dozens of companies, universities, and the US government agencies and has served on the boards of both for-profit and nonprofit education organizations. He chairs the Chief Learning & Talent Officer Board for i4cp and is the catalyst for ATD’s CTDO Next group. He serves as a jurist for the CLO Learning Elite Awards. He is a past ATD Board chair, a jurist for the BEST Awards, and an advisor to multiple ATD initiatives. In 2005, he received the Gordon M. Bliss Award for lifetime achievement. He is a futurist, a painter, a bicycle mechanic, and a sock aficionado. He is a luminary contributor to ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development.