James H. Krefft, Ph.D., is president of The Center for Third Age Leadership.  He works as a writer, consultant, and executive coach.  In his second age Jim plied careers as a university instructor, Army officer, technical editor, Human Resources executive, and management consultant.  The eldest of ten and a native of New Orleans, he charged into his third age at forty-two when he left a major corporation.  In addition to coauthoring Changing Course, he has written or collaborated on two other books and a screenplay since turning fifty-five.  Jim has a bachelor’s in philosophy and a master’s and doctorate in English literature.  He and his wife Lynn and their two children Michelle and Jim live in Colorado.