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Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.
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Biography

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chairman of BNI or Business Network Int’l.  BNI was founded in 1985.  The organization now has thousands of chapters throughout every populated continent of the world.  Each year, BNI generated millions of referrals resulting billions dollars worth of business for its members. 


Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California.  He has written eight books, including his New York Times bestseller; Masters of Networking and his #1 bestseller; Masters of Success.  He is a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur.com and is the Senior Partner for the Referral Institute – a referral training company with trainers around the world.  He has taught business and social capital courses at several universities and sits on the Board of Directors for the Colorado School of Professional Psychology.


Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by Ecademy.com and the “Networking Guru” by Entrepreneur magazine, Dr. Misner is one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world.  He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York. Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, CNBC, and the BBC in London.


Dr. Misner is on the Board of Directors for the Haynes Children Center.  He is the Founder of the BNI Misner Charitable Foundation and was recently named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Daily Bulletin.  He is married and lives with his wife Elisabeth and their three children in Claremont, CA.   In his spare time!!!  he is also an amateur magician and a black belt in karate.

 
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