Cory Lee Cannon, CKM is an author, executive, educator, and Knowledge Management practitioner whose work focuses on how organizations turn data, information, experience, and expertise into better decisions and sustained performance.

He serves as President and CEO of Knoco International and leads Cannon-Lear Publishing. His professional experience spans more than two decades across military service, the U.S. federal government, higher education, consulting, and international Knowledge Management practice.

Knowledge Management for decision advantage

Cory’s work sits at the intersection of Knowledge Management, organizational intelligence, data management, artificial intelligence, governance, organizational learning, and innovation. His central focus is helping leaders create the conditions that allow trusted knowledge to move through an organization and support timely, informed decisions.

• Knowledge Management strategy, governance, and operating models
• Organizational intelligence and decision advantage
• Data-to-decision and knowledge-flow architecture
• Knowledge capture, lessons learned, and organizational learning
• AI readiness, knowledge governance, and responsible organizational adoption
• Executive education and professional Knowledge Management development

Professional and academic perspective

Cory’s perspective has been shaped by leadership and Knowledge Management work in complex, multi-echelon environments, including military and federal organizations. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science and is completing doctoral work in Knowledge and Innovation Management. He is also a Certified Knowledge Manager and university educator.

Writing

His writing examines the practical relationship between knowledge, leadership, governance, organizational capability, artificial intelligence, and decision-making. His current title, Executive Knowledge Management: How Leaders Turn Data into Decisions in the Age of AI, is designed to help executives understand and manage the knowledge conditions that influence organizational performance.