Center for Advanced Research

Center Staff

  • Dean W. Collinwood
    • Ph.D., Chicago
    • M.Sc., London
    • B.A., BYU
  • Ximena de la Cruz-North
    • Ph.D., M.S., BYU
    • B.S., Valparaiso, Chile
  • Marguerite V. Evans
    • M.B.A., Harvard
    • B.S., Wharton
  • Susie Stewart

Board of Advisors

  • Bill Bennett
    • B.A., Lafayette
  • Sean Covey
    • M.B.A., Harvard
    • B.A., BYU
  • Breck England
    • Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Utah
  • Adam Merrill
    • M.B.A., Thunderbird
    • B.A., BYU
  • Rajan Kaicker
    • M.B.A., London
    • B.Com, D.tt, London
  • Josè Gabriel Miralles E.
    • B.S., Minnesota
  • Pam Parkin
    • M.B.A., Westminster
    • B.S., Utah
  • Jannick B. Pedersen
    • M.Sc. Econ, Copenhagen
    • B.Soc.Sc, Roskilde
  • Ilmar (Gil) G. Raudsep
    • M.S., Johns Hopkins
    • B.S. (Hons), Swarthmore
  • Wataru Sato
    • B.A., Aoyama Gakuin University
  • Kevin Vaughan-Smith
    • C.A.M., Insead
    • B.Sc. (Hons), London
  • Robert A. Whitman
    • M.B.A., Harvard
    • B.A., Utah

CONTACT US

The mission of the Center for Advanced Research is to discover and document greatness.  We search the world for examples of outstanding leadership, superb goal execution, and other characteristics of greatness, and then we document our findings in the form of case studies, white papers, videos, and podcasts.   

Through our xQ Survey analysis, we provide organizational health assessment and strategic planning data to organizational leaders worldwide. 

To contact us about our research or to suggest organizations for potential study, please email or write us at the Center for Advanced Research, FranklinCovey, 2200 West Parkway Blvd., MS 0212, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 84119.  Telephone +1-801-817-6109.  Fax +1-801-817-8039.

 


















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CENTER NEWS JUNE 2008

In May, 2008, The Center for Advanced Research team and the xQ Survey team was combined into one administrative unit.  This is a useful development, as it allows for more  cooperation and communication as we advance our research effort.  Our team now includes Dean Collinwood, Vandy Evans, Ximena de la Cruz North, and Susie Stewart.