Stephen Drotter is chairman of the Leadership Pipeline Institute. For over fifty years he has been actively involved in succession planning, executive assessments, and leadership development. His work provides the source material for his books, which include The Performance Pipeline, as well as coauthorship of The Success Pipeline and Pipeline to The Future.
Jim Manchester is a retired English and theater teacher in Rhode Island. He has directed and acted in many theatrical productions over the years and has done voice-over work in the Providence area. Jim resides in the lovely seaport town of Bristol, Rhode Island.