Craig Neal

Craig Neal is a publishing executive, author, trainer and executive coach. He is the co-founder and CEO of Center for Purposeful Leadership (previously known as the Heartland Institute), and is the author of The Art of Convening: Authentic Engagement in Meetings, Gatherings, and Conversations.

Craig held positions at Telemedia Communications, successfully launching two national magazines, Rodale Press and Garden Way Mfg. Inc. As publisher of Utne Reader, Craig led a statewide and upper Midwest initiative to reduce paper use through boosting recycled content plus to move from to traditional petroleum-based inks to soy-based inks. Craig co-founded the Minnesota Magazine Publishers Association, and served as a founding board member of Business for Social Responsibility and Responsible Minnesota Business. He was also co-founder of Minnesota Environment Initiative (now Environmental Initiative),
Currently, Craig is a Climate Generation Advisory Board Member.