Sundahl has authored and co-authored a number of papers and is currently writing a book about scientific theory in business strategy and operations—the culmination of work from his time as a visiting scholar at the Harvard Business School. Prior to joining the Institute, Sundahl was founder and managing partner at Rule 4 Consulting, LLC where for a decade he transferred relevant practices and principles of the Toyota Production System and the Toyota Business System to many of the most prestigious and successful health care organizations in the United States. He is fluent in seven languages and has a BA from Brigham Young University and a PhD from Harvard University.