After serving 25 years as a Special Agent in the FBI, Michael “Bret” Hood became the director of 21st Century Learning & Consulting, LLC upon his retirement in 2016. Hood is an adjunct professor of corporate governance, ethics and forensic accounting for the University of Virginia, a faculty member for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a board member for the School of Accounting at Southern Illinois University.
While working as a leadership and ethics instructor at the FBI National Academy, Hood received two FBI Director Awards for Leadership Development & Leadership Innovation for his work on the FBI’s executive leadership development program. Since his retirement, he has keynoted and provided leadership, ethics and anti-fraud instruction for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit entities and governmental organizations.
Hood was awarded the ACFE’s James R. Baker Speaker of the Year award in 2020 and the Florida Institute of CPAs Discussion Leader of the Year in 2021. He has given two Ted Talk’s on ethics and is the author of “Eat More Ice Cream: A Succinct Leadership Lesson for Each Week of the Year “ as well as “Get Off Your Horse! 52 Succinct Leadership Lessons from U.S. Presidents”.
