About Hank

Hank Rubin, PhD. ICL Founder, Coach & Trainer

Hank is a nationally respected authority on intergovernmental, nonprofit, community and civic leadership, drawing on scholarship, a lifelong dedication to social justice and decades of hands-on leadership experience (as commissioner, superintendent, president, v.p. dean and executive director).

Hank’s writings, lectures, and award-winning speeches and trainings have helped define collaboration and collective impact, and have provided backbone support for research, trainings, academic programs and new high-impact initiatives across the country.

Hank is a bestselling author: Collaborative Leadership: Developing Effective Partnerships for Communities and Schools (Corwin Press, editions 1 & 2) plus Collaboration Skills for Educators and Nonprofit Leaders(Lyceum Books) and more than 75 chapters, articles and eBooks on public sector leadership, racial equity and philanthropy; invited editorials on leadership and public policy in the New York Times, Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle, Teachers College Record, American Society for Public Administration, Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin, School Administrator, Argus Leader, Chicago Tribune.

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HERE’S WHAT A FEW GREAT LEADERS HAVE SAID ABOUT HANK’S WORK SINCE 1992:

“. . . (Hank’s) right on target for the thoughtful nonprofit leader . . . he’ll make you think and help you succeed!” Dr. Carl C. Bell, formerly Univ. of Illinois and President & CEO, Community Mental Health Council

“. . . reminds me of my good pal Dr. Earnest Boyer . . . (with) that special forward-looking thinking of a great collaborative leader.” Robert J. Danzig, author of The Leader Within You and former Senior Executive of Hearst Newspapers

“. . . outstanding, comprehensive, insightful, clear and brief . . . ” Sandy Boyd, former president of the University of Iowa and the Field Museum of Natural History

“. . . Hank is, once again, at the portal of a new area of (leadership development) . . . Lord knows, we need to understand, learn, and teach young and aspiring public leaders how to build and manage their relationships with other public leaders.” US Congressman Danny K. Davis, US House of Representatives, 7th District, Illinois

“Hank Rubin has fashioned a new and needed vision for collaborative leadership that can work anywhere ..." John Wilson, retired Executive Director of the National Education Association

"...HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE SKILLS, DEVELOP A SHARED VISION, BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND POOL AGENDAS … RUBIN WROTE THE BOOK ON THIS STUFF."

ABOUT Hank ICL FOUNDER & CEO

Hank Rubin, PhD. ICL Founder, Coach & Trainer

HERE’S WHAT A FEW GREAT LEADERS HAVE SAID ABOUT HANK’S WORK SINCE 1992:

"...HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE SKILLS, DEVELOP A SHARED VISION, BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND POOL AGENDAS … RUBIN WROTE THE BOOK ON THIS STUFF."

ABOUT Hank ICL FOUNDER & CEO

Hank Rubin, PhD. ICL Founder, Coach & Trainer

HERE’S WHAT A FEW GREAT LEADERS HAVE SAID ABOUT HANK’S WORK SINCE 1992:

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