Christopher Schmitt
Founder, Senior Leadership Advisor at AIIR Consulting
Ottawa, Ontario, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Schmitt is a founder and senior leadership advisor with 17 years of professional experience who translates three decades of U.S. Army Special Forces leadership into executive coaching, team development, and outdoor experiential learning. He leads Azimuth Consulting Group and advises Fortune 100 executives and international non-profits, blending tactical rigor from deployments across Afghanistan, the Sahara and the Balkans with evidence-based coaching from Columbia’s executive coaching program. Known as a corporate "Green Beret," he designs high-impact workshops, adventure-based leadership expeditions, and bespoke team interventions that build resilience and decisive action in ambiguous environments. Christopher has taught MBA students, directed multinational exercises of 1,500 personnel, and continues niche Special Operations partnerships—bringing a rare mix of combat-proven leadership, academic grounding in organization development, and a penchant for making serious work enjoyable. His Gallup strengths—Maximizer, Achiever, Self-Assurance, Command, Relator—underscore a practical focus on performance, courage, and community impact.
17 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor's Degree, International Relations and National Security Studies at United States Military Academy at West PointExecutive and Leadership Coaching Certification, Cohort XXI, Executive and Leadership Coaching Certification, Cohort XXI at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster of Science (MS), Organization Development, Master of Science (MS), Organization Development at Central Washington University
German, FrenchGithub contributions (2)
chrisjschmitt/gml
Nov 2008 - Jul 2009
Contributions:47 commits in 8 months
igorsales/gml
May 2009 - May 2009
Contributions:1 commit in 1 day
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