Anton GunnSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Anton Gunn is a renowned leadership expert, keynote speaker, consultant, author, and former politician. He played college football as an offensive lineman for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. He earned a B.A. in history and a Master of Social Work from USC and later served as a Resident Fellow at Harvard. Gunn made history as the first African American elected to represent South Carolina House District 79 (2009–2011). He then joined the Obama administration as Director of External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, helping promote the Affordable Care Act. He later held C-suite roles in healthcare, including serving as the first African American in the C-suite at MUSC Health, where he was Chief Diversity Officer. He later founded the 937 Strategy Group, which advises organizations on leadership and culture. He is the bestselling author of “The Audacity of Leadership” (2009), “The Presidential Principles” (2018), and “Just Lead” (2022), focusing on building trusted leadership, fixing toxic cultures, and creating high-performing teams. He has worked with major clients including Pfizer, Microsoft, KPMG, and T-Mobile, and has been recognized as a top impact speaker.