Ninth House Company Overview

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ninth House, Inc. is an innovator in using technology to create engaging learning experiences.  By taking a holistic approach to learning, Ninth House customizes organizational learning solutions that get results. Ninth House has proven expertise in initiatives designed to develop managers and leaders, foster innovation, spawn culture change, value diversity and create engaged, high performing employees. Through our innovative strategies and compelling, media-rich content, Ninth House tailored solutions change behavior on a large scale.

Our formula combines learning programs that speak to the hearts and the minds of today’s learners using content from the world's foremost business thinkers, delivered though a blended format that facilitates a continuous learning process and scaled via technology to achieve broad based impact.  Organizations that need to quickly align a large workforce with their strategic goals can realize tangible business value from working with Ninth House.

Over the last 12 years we have partnered with over 800 organizations and trained hundreds of thousands of learners.  Some of the leading global enterprises that have achieved success working with Ninth House include The United States Navy, U.S. Department of Justice, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Amazon, Sony, Wachovia, American Express, Pfizer, and Compuware.

The Ninth House Name
The Ninth House approach to learning is built on the power of storytelling. Our founders discovered that the oldest known storytellers (Ancient Sumerians, “The Epic of Gilgamesh”) believed that we move through 12 stages or “houses” in our life journey, learning something special at each stop along the way. The Ninth House was dedicated to personal growth and long-distance travel. The modern Zodiac refers to it as "The House of Philosophy" and the search for truth. So today when learners experience the Ninth House, they’re entering a special place, focused on their own development, where the name itself tells a story.