John Grinder

John Grinder
John Grinder
BornJanuary 10, 1940 (1940-01-10) (age 85)
United States
SpouseCarmen Bostic St Clair
Philosophical work
SchoolNeuro-linguistic programming
Main interestsTransformational grammar, NLP modeling, Cybernetic epistemology
Notable ideasNeuro-linguistic programming, New Code of NLP
Websitejohngrinder.com

John Thomas Grinder Jr. (/ˈɡrɪndər/ GRIN-dər; born January 10, 1940) is an American linguist, writer, management consultant, trainer and speaker. Grinder is credited with co-creating the pseudoscience known as neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) with Richard Bandler. He is co-director of Quantum Leap Inc., a management consulting firm founded by his partner Carmen Bostic St. Clair in 1987 (Grinder joined in 1989). Grinder and Bostic St. Clair also run workshops and seminars on NLP internationally.