Jon O. Gordon (born January 20, 1971) is an American author and speaker on the topics of leadership, culture, sales, and teamwork.
Gordon has worked with numerous athletic organizations, academic institutions, and corporations, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, the University of Georgia's Bulldogs, Clemson University Tigers, University of Nebraska Athletic Department, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, the Atlanta Falcons, Campell Soup, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Bayer, West Point Academy, and more. He works frequently with K-12 educators and administrators in school associations and districts across North America.
Gordon's training program called “The Energy Bus Animated Training Program” was released in 2015 and is an interactive course based on Gordon's bestselling book, The Energy Bus. In 2016, Gordon launched Positive University, an ongoing online program that provides access to content focused on overcoming everyday challenges, bringing together a community of like-minded people.
Gordon's work has been featured in The Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Post, among others.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in human ecology from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in teaching from Emory University.
