# Warren Rustand

> Warren Stanford Rustand is a Tucson-based executive, leadership educator and author who served as Appointments Secretary and Cabinet Secretary to President Gerald Ford. An Academic All-American basketball player at the University of Arizona, he later led companies, chaired the World Presidents Organization and helped establish the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Leadership Academy. His book The Leader Within Us develops his approach to a life by design.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Summit Capital Consulting LLC; Dean of Learning at EO Global Leadership Academy
- **Organizations:** Summit Capital Consulting LLC, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, World Presidents Organization, SC Capital Partners, Providence Service Corporation, Rural/Metro Corporation, University of Arizona, Gerald Ford White House
- **From:** Fergus Falls, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Political Science, University of Arizona, M.A. in Political Science, University of Arizona
- **Known for:** Academic All-American basketball player at the University of Arizona., University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 1978., Selected as a White House Fellow in 1973.

## Career timeline

- **1965** — Graduated from the University of Arizona; selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the NBA draft.
- **1965–1968** — Faculty member at the University of Arizona.
- **1969** — President of Warren Rustand Associates.
- **1970–1973** — President of Executive Analysts, Inc.
- **1973** — Selected as a White House Fellow; served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce and later joined Vice President Ford’s staff.
- **1974–1975** — Directed the White House Scheduling Office and served initially as Cabinet Secretary to President Ford; resigned in November 1975.
- **1978** — Inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
- **1987–1997** — Chairman and CEO of Cambridge Company, Ltd.
- **1996–1998** — Chairman and CEO of Rural/Metro Corporation.
- **2001** — Ford Library biography lists the beginning of his chairman and CEO role at Summit Capital Consulting.
- **2004** — Ford Library biography lists the beginning of his managing director/managing partner role at SC Capital Partners.
- **2012–2013** — Interim CEO of Providence Service Corporation; subsequently CEO.
- **2021** — Published The Leader Within Us with Forbes Books.

## Achievements

- Academic All-American basketball player at the University of Arizona.
- University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 1978.
- Selected as a White House Fellow in 1973.
- Served as Appointments Secretary and Cabinet Secretary to President Gerald Ford.
- Former global chair of the World Presidents Organization.
- Co-founder of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Leadership Academy.
- Author of The Leader Within Us, with a foreword by Robert M. Gates.

## Latest updates

- **2026-11** — EO Los Angeles lists a forthcoming November 12, 2026 evening with Rustand, focused on leadership and living well; this is a scheduled event, not a completed appearance.
- **2025-02** — EO APAC promoted a February 17, 2025 Singapore event featuring Rustand and Gina Mollicone-Long on culture and communication.

## Links

- Website: https://warrenrustand.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-rustand-8a9b026
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yjmxjUEY0dVKdEEh2CBJw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarrenSRustand

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