Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM, is the president and chief science officer for the American Council on Exercise (ACE). He stewards ACE’s development of strategies to deliver exercise-science and behavior-change education in ways that are engaging and compelling, recruiting more people to become exercise professionals and health coaches and equipping them for growth in their respective fields. He leads ACE’s exploration of how science-based programs and interventions appropriately integrate into health care and public health. Dr. Bryant earned both his doctorate in physiology and master’s degree in exercise science from Pennsylvania State University.