Jim McCormick is the founder and president of the Research Institute for Risk Intelligence and the author of Business Lessons from the Edge, The Power of Risk and The First-Time Manager. Jim has lived this vision in settings as diverse as The White House as a member of a Presidential administration; various executive level positions in the real estate, construction, and architecture industries; and as a holder of seven skydiving World Records. Jim earned a degree in engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. He lives in Estes Park, Colorado.