About

Gregory Winston Slayton is an American author, diplomat, professor, businessman, and philanthropist.

Hailing from the great state of New Hampshire, Slayton now resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and children. After graduating from Dartmouth College magna cum laude in 1981, Slayton was a Fulbright Scholar to Asia – earning a Masters in Asia Studies in 1984 with honors from the University of the Philippines. He then ran regional programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America for international non-profits such as World Vision International. In 1990, he graduated with an MBA Honors from Harvard Business School. His book “Be A Better Dad Today” was published by Regal Publishing for Father’s Day 2012. As of January 2020, there are over 750,000 copies in print across 20 countries. Some of his other books include “Maximum Marriage” and “Be the Best Mom You Can Be”. Slayton has run Slayton Capital for almost 20 years and served on the Boards of Advisors of Google and Salesforce due to early investments in both companies. Slayton is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Peking University’s School of Business and has taught at HBS, Stanford, MIT and other top universities. He is Chairman of the Fellowship of Fathers Foundation and Family First Global – both of which are non-profit global charities.