Richard Kyte grew up in a small town in northern Minnesota, has lived and worked all over the United States, and now resides in La Crosse, Wisconsin where serves as Endowed Professor of Ethics at Viterbo University and Director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership. He teaches a senior seminar in ethics and graduate courses in servant leadership. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University.He is the author of several books, cohosts a podcast titled “The Ethical Life” and writes a biweekly column that appears in 75 newspapers across the country. He also serves on several nonprofit boards, including the La Crosse Community Foundation, the Coulee Region Chapter of Trout Unlimited, and LeaderEthics. He is a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Rotary Club of La Crosse.
His latest book, Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way), is published by Fulcrum Books.