Scott Griffith
K. Scott Griffith is the CEO, founder, and managing partner of SG Collaborative Solutions, LLC. His new book, The Leader’s Guide to Managing Risk – A Proven Method to Build Resilience and Reliability, was re-leased November 7, 2023, by HarperCollins Leadership (New York). He came to prominence as a leader in the field of aviation as an international airline captain and chief safety officer at American Airlines, and is widely recognised as the father of the airline industry’s landmark Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP). He is the recipient of the Flight Safety Foundation’s Admiral Luis de Florez Award for his outstanding contribution to aviation safety. He is the three-time recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Good Friend Award. In 2006, he retired from American Airlines and dedicated himself to just culture performance improvement integrations at several large healthcare systems, airlines, railroads, energy companies, emergency medical services, and fire and law enforcement agencies, leading many state- and nation-wide sectors. An acclaimed speaker, author, and socio-technical physicist, his experience brings insight into how the collaborative model supports a wide range of values and objectives. He is the principal architect of the Sequence of Reliability® model of socio-technical improvement, bringing the science of reliability to diverse industries and organisations.