Eric Kapitulik
Leadership author and former Marine officer
Eric Kapitulik is a former Marine Corps officer who founded The Program, a leadership development and team building organization. He wrote The Program.
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About Eric Kapitulik
Eric Kapitulik was a Marine infantry officer and later a special operations officer, serving in 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Division. He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 2005. In 2008 he founded The Program, which aims to offer organizations leadership development and team building services. Its stated mission is to develop better leaders and create more cohesive teams. His book The Program draws on elite military units and is meant as a road map for becoming a better leader and teammate, and for building a strong team in settings such as family, work, sport and community. Outside work, Kapitulik has taken part in eight Ironman Triathlons and other endurance events. He is also a mountaineer who has summited five of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.