About Us

CAI's "Stream Analysis" process management software rapidly uncovers latent organizational weaknesses, giving stakeholders simple, graphic insight to separate core issues from symptoms. The technology is differentiated by its systemic and systematic approach to diagnosing problems and designing improvement actions that result in enduring change. CAI has one patent pending, and additional ones in process.

Our Purpose

• To support the design, development, and growth of Truly Exceptional Organizations
• Help make the world a better place for people and societies
• Aligning actions today, for better results tomorrow

Management Team

Jerry I. Porras, Ph.D., Co-Founder

Dr. Jerry Porras was most recently the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of several influential works including the bestselling book Built to Last, with Jim Collins, and Stream Analysis. Prior to Stanford, Dr. Porras held engineering positions at General Electric and Lockheed Corp. Dr. Porras received his BSEE from Texas Western College, his MBA from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Stanford named the Jerry I. Porras Award for Visionary Leadership in his honor, which recognizes students for visionary leadership within a voluntary student organization or Stanford program serving the Chicano/Latino community.
 
Richard Kass, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO

Dr. Richard Kass brings over 20 years of experience in helping organizations effectively change and grow, including Intel, Shell Oil, Pacific Bell, Stanford Hospital, Varian Associates, and Oracle. He is currently doing research on organizational learning and is a senior group facilitator of the popular "Interpersonal Dynamics" course at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Dr. Kass received his BA in criminology, Phi Beta Kappa, and his Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley.