As the founding owner, J.R. has served as Flatter, Inc.’s Chairman from 2002-2026. Currently, J.R. serves as a director on our board and is an Executive Coach and lead facilitator in our Coaching practice, through Flatter Leadership Academy. In this position, under Flatter’s wholly-owned “Flatter Leadership Academy“, J.R. leads Flatter’s ICF Level 2 coach education program and advises on global operations at Flatter, Inc., particularly via his formal board education through NSEAD. J.R. complements his leadership skills, business experience, and analytical acumen with a strong educational background that includes a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington – with a concentration in Organizational Design, a Master of Science in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School – with a concentration in Multi-Variate Regression Analysis, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from The George Washington University – with a concentration in Leadership Development. J.R. is happily married to Alicia Flores and they have four grown children and eleven growing grandchildren – so far!
