Dr. Jeff McHenry is an innovative, highly experienced Leadership and Organization Development professional with a strong track record at helping business leaders and organizations achieve better results.  Jeff has deep expertise in executive assessment, coaching and developing senior leaders, high-potential development, talent management, succession planning, and business-driven transformational change.  He frequently speaks and delivers workshops on leadership and organizational development at professional conferences, including the Conference Board and the Human Resource Planning Society.

Jeff is the Principal of Rainier Leadership Solutions, which he founded in September 2011.  His clients have included 3M, Amazon, Applied Materials, Avalara, Blue Origin, Booking.com, Cambia Health Solutions, CenterCal, Cigna, Columbia Bank, Deloitte, the Gates Foundation, Jardine Matheson, LRG Healthcare, Medical Teams International, Microsoft, Modern Niagara, the National Press Club, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Unico Properties, Weyerhaeuser, World Vision, and Zemax. Jeff is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Southern California, where he teaches in MBA, professional master’s, and executive education programs.

Previously, Jeff spent 18 years at Microsoft Corporation, where he held a variety of roles, including: Director Leadership and Organization Development for Microsoft’s Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region; Senior Director People & Organization Capability for Microsoft’s Worldwide Sales, Marketing & Services Group; and Senior Human Resource Director for Microsoft North America.  His last role at Microsoft was General Manager, Leadership Development & Recruiting, where he was responsible for executive recruiting and talent management, leadership and high potential development, and organizational development for the entire Corporation.  During his time in this role, Microsoft won several prestigious awards for leadership development, including a 2011 Top 20 Companies for Leadership award from the Hay Group, a 2011 Best Practice Award from the European Foundation for Management Development, and a 2010 Action Learning Organization Award from the World Institute for Action Learning.

Prior to joining Microsoft in 1993, Jeff was a research consultant at both Personnel Decisions Research Institute and the American Institutes for Research, a manager in the Human Resource Research group at Allstate Insurance, and taught human resources and organizational behavior at George Washington University and Seattle Pacific University.

Jeff received a BA with Honors from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a PhD in psychology from the University of Minnesota. He is professionally trained and certified in a variety of psychometric instruments, including Hogan Assessments, Benchmarks, and Profilor. He is a certified trainer for Situational Leadership™ and The Leadership Challenge™. He also has experience as a facilitator using a variety of different teambuilding and change management approaches and techniques. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on leadership development and organizational effectiveness. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), where he serves on APA’s Council of Representatives, and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology.  He served as the Society’s President from 2006-2007 and is currently a member of the Executive Board.

Jeff enjoys classical and country music, running and hiking, travel, and socializing with friends and family, including his three daughters.  By far his most stressful activity has been coaching his daughters’ sports teams, including basketball and softball.  He is still awaiting that elusive first championship.