Heather Wood Ion

Heather Wood Ion is a Chief Executive and cultural anthropologist and specializes in turning around troubled organizations and communities. She has helped communities locked in adversarial paralysis, social service agencies, corporations that have lost their mission, and start-ups unable to cope with growth. She has taught in various medical schools and consults broadly on introducing positive change. Her first book is Third-class Ticket a true story of transformation in India. Another book,...See more

Heather Wood Ion is a Chief Executive and cultural anthropologist and specializes in turning around troubled organizations and communities. She has helped communities locked in adversarial paralysis, social service agencies, corporations that have lost their mission, and start-ups unable to cope with growth. She has taught in various medical schools and consults broadly on introducing positive change. Her first book is Third-class Ticket a true story of transformation in India. Another book, with Saul Levine MD, Against Terrible Odds, applies her knowledge of social and cultural recovery to the profound issues of individual resilience. See less