Henry J. Eyring

Henry Johnson Eyring (September 19, 1963) is an author, businessman and academic administrator. He has been at Brigham Young University–Idaho since 2006.

Early life and education

Eyring was born in Palo Alto, California, a son of Henry B. Eyring and Kathleen Johnson Eyring. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (BYU) from which he received a bachelors degree in geology, an MBA and a law degree.

Career

Eyring has been a special partner with Peterson Partners and on the board of directors of SkyWest Airlines.^[1][2]

Eyring spent part of his career at a Cambridge, Massachusetts management-consulting firm, Monitor Group, which was founded in 1983 by six entrepreneurs with Harvard Business School ties.^[3] He was with Monitor from 1989 to 1998.

From 1998 to 2002, Eyring was the director of BYU's MBA program. From 2003 to 2006, Eyring served as president of the Japan Tokyo North Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).^[4][5] Eyring has also served as a trustee of Southern Utah University.^[1][6]

Upon his return from Japan, Eyring began employment at BYU-Idaho, in Rexburg, where he had lived while his father was president of what was then Ricks College. Eyring was initially an Associate Academic Vice President, with responsibility for online learning and instructional technology".^[1] He later became Advancement Vice President of the university. He served in the LDS Church as president of the BYU–Idaho 6th Stake from 2007 to 2012.^[7]

Eyring is the author of Major Decisions: Taking Charge of Your College Education. According to the book jacket, the latter book is a practical, realistic, how-to book that addresses both the challenge of getting into a university and making the most of educational opportunities so that you can graduate with momentum, confidence, and a career. Eyring donates all the royalties from his books to the Perpetual Education Fund. He is the administrator for the website MajorDecisionsForCollege.com, © 2010 Deseret Book. People can submit questions about their education or career plans at the website or via e-mail^[8] and Eyring will respond via email and post the answers on the website's blog.

Family

Eyring and his wife, Kelly, have five children and reside in Rexburg, Idaho.^[4]

Eyring's great-great-grandmother was a Romney. "In fact, [his] grandfather’s father was married to two Romney sisters. They were driven out of the United States, to Mexico [due to polygamy]. Then they were driven out of Mexico, by Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution." Mitt Romney's son, Tagg, has also worked at Monitor Group. Eyring spoke about Mitt Romney and the ethic of education, business, law and politics in Mormomism in a New Yorker article by Nicholas Lemann. Lemann was addressing Romney's formative influences, experience and philosophy during the United States presidential election, 2012.^[3]

Eyring is a grandson of Henry Eyring and wrote a biography of his grandfather entitled Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring.^[9][10][11] He also co-wrote a biography about his father entitled I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring.

Published works

• Eyring, Henry J. (2008), Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Deseret Book, ISBN 978-1-59038-854-9. 
• Eyring, Henry J. (2010), Major Decisions: Taking Charge of Your College Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Deseret Book, ISBN 978-1-60641-636-5. 
• Christensen, Clayton M.; Eyring, Henry J. (2011), The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: Jossey-Bass, ISBN 978-1-1180-6348-4. 
• Eaton, Robert I.; Eyring, Henry J. (2013), I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Deseret Book, ISBN 9781609077839. 

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