Joshua Hurt

Joshua Hurt is an Organizational and Leadership Development Professional at Rice University. He is a recently retired Command Chief Master Sergeant with over 26 years of Operational, Staff, and Leadership expertise. Most recently, Joshua served as the Chief of Enlisted Force Development at the Pentagon, which was preceded by several senior leadership roles as the Command Chief at Eielson Air Force Base, various Group and Squadron Superintendent roles, an Instructor at the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, and various leadership and instructor roles in the Aircraft Maintenance field.

Joshua currently runs the Leadership and Development programs at Rice University. Their programs are centered around coaching and helping all employees develop the mindsets that help foster a learning organization.

Joshua holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Education, from Wayland Baptist University and multiple Associate Degrees from the Community College of the Air Force. Joshua is also certified as a Senior Certified Professional from the Society for Human Resource Management, Master Coach from Next Jump Inc and the Association of Talent Development. Joshua also holds a credential through the Resilience-Building Leader Program as a Trainer. Joshua is the founder of Deep Roots Consulting which has a mission to build organizational and leadership success from the ground up.