Chad W. Buckendahl, Ph.D., ICE-CCP, is a Partner with ACS Ventures, LLC with an emphasis in program design, evaluation, standard setting, policy, and legal issues. Dr. Buckendahl has designed and led development and validation studies for programs in credentialing and education. He regularly contributes thought leadership through professional conference presentations, white papers, journal articles, and book chapters. He currently serves on technical advisory committees in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for diverse licensure, certification, and education programs; and previously served on volunteer committees for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP), National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE), International Test Commission (ITC), and Coalition of Registered Exercise Professionals (CREP).