Dr. Jason Winkle is a career educator with extensive teaching experience both nationally and internationally in leadership development.  He is the founder and President of Actions On Point, a leadership development consultancy focused on growing leaders of character where he has worked with dozens of businesses and organizations to develop high-performing leaders and teams. 

 

In addition, he is the CEO of the YMCAs of Monroe County in Bloomington, Indiana.  He served over 20 years in higher education as a professor, Director of Corrections Education, Associate Dean, and Interim Dean at Indiana State University. 

 

As a civilian, Dr. Winkle formerly served as the Director of Combatives for the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York where he developed and delivered the Close Quarters Combat (CQC) and Close Quarters Battle (CQB) curriculum for the entire Corp of Cadets. He has conducted pre-deployment training for various Army units and has provided tactical and leadership training for a variety of law enforcement agencies. 

 

He has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, two master’s degrees in Theology and Sports Marketing, and a Ph.D. in Education Leadership.  He has published several books, the latest being, The High Performance Athlete: Lessons from S.W.A.T., Special Operations, and Elite Athletes on Achieving Excellence in High-Pressure Situations.