


He is the father of 9 and the grandfather of 43 and has been with his wife for almost 50 years. Covey is also the founder of the Covey Leaderships Center, which helps organizations in the implementation of "principle-centered" leadership. and engages in mobilizing millions of volunteers from all walks of life to help solve the social problems in various communities. He currently is on the board of directors for the Points Of Light Foundation, which is based in Washington D.C. Earning his MBA from Harvard, and a doctorate from Brigham University, Covey began his career as an assistant to a business president and a professor of business management and organizational behavior.

Covey is world renowned as the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a book that has become not only an international best seller but was recently voted by Forbes as one of the top 10 most influential management books ever.
