Cicely Simpson is a keynote speaker, leadership expert, ForbesBooks bestselling author of the book: Pull Up Your Chair: 5 Strategies to Change the Trajectory of Your Career, Founder of the 21st Century Leadership Institute, and Creator of C.H.A.I.R. Leadership, a unique leadership model for modern leaders.  Cicely has spent the last 20+ years at the intersection of business and politics, leading government affairs, communications, legal, policy, and regulatory teams at the federal, state, local, and international levels of government. She has worked with four U.S. presidents and their administrations, as well as foreign leaders and CEOs across the globe