James "Jim" Wright is the co-principal in a Des Moines based occupational safety/human resources management, consulting and training firm. His background is in occupational safety and health, adult learning, training and development, and human performance improvement.

Jim is a noted keynote presenter, workshop leader and facilitator for many associations, businesses, and government entities. Key training topics include: World Class Safety, Safety Solutions for Performance Improvement, Blue Print for the Integrated Emergency Response Organization, and Safety Auditing for Performance Improvement.

In private industry Jim culminated his career as a Safety and Health Director at John Deere. He focuses on behavior based safety, employee relations, communication and team building, motivation, employee performance and productivity, and employer profits.

Dr. Wright teaches safety courses in the department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. He also is the Director of the Safety Training Instruction and Research Center. His doctorate degree is in Industrial Technology and Education, with a Major in Occupational Safety.

His honors & awards include the National Distinguished Program Award for Outstanding Program from the Association of Continuing Higher Education, the National Safety Council Leadership Award, and the Iowa Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Award.