Patrick Leddin
Associate Professor of the Practice of Business Studies
Biography
Biography
Patrick benefits from hands-on leadership and management
experience coupled with academic rigor and expertise. He served as a U.S. Army
master parachutist, infantry, ranger-qualified officer, managed projects at
KPMG Consulting, and, along with Jamie, started and ran Wedgewood Consulting
Group, an Inc. 5000 company. His book, The Five-Week Leadership
Challenge, is a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Over 11 years, Wedgewood Group assembled an amazing team, opened offices in
multiple cities, achieved double-digit annual revenue growth each year, and
served an impressive list of clients. In 2012, the company was acquired. In
2018, Jamie and Patrick launched Leddin Group to help leaders and teams to win
on their top priorities.
His speaking engagements and consulting work have allowed him to partner with clients and present to countless audiences in the United States, Canada, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Great Britain, Aruba, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Guam, and many other countries around the world.
In addition to his work at Leddin Group, Patrick is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University where he teaches Corporate Strategy, Negotiation, Advanced Marketing, and Crisis Leadership.