Founder & CEO
Pathfinder Resilience
Fennville, Michigan
Dr. Renee Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Pathfinder Resilience, a leadership development and culture transformation firm serving mission-critical organizations across law enforcement, fire, EMS, and emergency communications. She is the architect of Applied People Intelligence and the 7C+ Framework, and the author of The Culture Equation. Her work has produced documented impact across cohort agencies, including $3.2 million in measurable savings and an average 47.6% growth in organizational capacity metrics. She speaks from the intersection of behavioral science, operational reality, and the hard-won credibility of someone who has worked inside these organizations long enough to know what the standard solutions miss.
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