Joel Trammell

Joel Trammell has spent more than thirty years as CEO of companies ranging from technology startups to a public company. He has twice founded and led startups to nine-figure exits. A leading CEO educator, Trammell regularly speaks at conferences and events nationwide. He has contributed to Entrepreneur, Forbes and Inc., and has served on the boards of public, private and nonprofit organizations. He is also the owner of Texas CEO Magazine, the founder of Texas CEO Ranch, and the author of The CEO Tightrope, The Chief Executive Operating System, and The Manager’s Playbook. Joel’s latest endeavor is CEO-S, through which he offers an in-person masterclass on the CEO role to small cohorts of world-class leaders. He currently lives in Austin with his wife and their three children. In his free time, you might find him on his tennis court.