John Eliot, Ph.D. is a decorated professor of management and performance psychology. He currently consultants for Stanford University, as well as numerous professional sports teams and Fortune 500 businesses. He is also an adjunct professor at the SMU Cox School of Business Leadership Center. He is the former Director of Rice's program in sports management and performance enhancement. In 2000, he cofounded The Milestone Group, which provides performance consultation and training to business executives, professional athletes, and corporations nationwide. Clients have included Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Adidas, NASA, the United States Olympic Committee, The Mayo Clinic, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and hundreds of elite individual performers.