Ken Nason enjoyed a professional career spanning 50 years. The first 33 years were given to the Canadian Navy and the Canadian Forces wherein some eight years were dedicated to leadership by way of command and senior appointments. Thereafter he pursued a business career in governance for some 17 years in Canadian securities regulation and the regulation of the legal profession in Nova Scotia. He has completed both undergraduate and graduate studies at Dalhousie University and attended the Royal Naval College in England and the National Defence College in Canada. Additionally, he undertook Executive Education at Queen’s University and the Harvard Kennedy School. During the course of his career, he has been an author, speaker, and mentor on matters related to leadership and governance. In so doing he has come to understand leadership as governance and good governance as leadership.