Russell W. West is a certified executive coach and CEO of The Emergence Group, which has worked broadly with nonprofits, universities, and businesses. His clients have included Advent Health, the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. He was most recently visiting professor of leadership at H. Dayton Graduate School of Business, where his course "Leadership in a Multicultural Society" helped broaden the University's DEIJ program. His most recent nonprofit experience was as Strategy Impact Officer at the Trash Mountain Project.