The Founder’s Journey

Formative Foundations

I "grew up" at Hewitt Associates, where I learned the technical intricacies of compensation and benefits—but more importantly, I learned how to bridge the gap between complex functions and the technology that supports them. I also learned from some of the best leaders that leadership is always about the people. At Heidrick & Struggles, I took that experience and used it to lead application teams and develop competency models that aligned IT talent with business strategy.

The Art of Influence and Partnership

At Witt/Kieffer, I spent 8 years leading technology and operations in a high-touch partnership model. While we modernized technology and operations, I learned that you don't "command" change; you "convince" through education and trust. During my cumulative 7 years at Centric Consulting, I helped organizations to implement new systems, assess operations, and manage large-scale programs. I built industry breadth, refined my skills in managing client relationships, mastered the art of win-win negotiation, and learned how to “read a room.”

Leadership at Scale

Serving as an Interim CIO for an EdTech startup navigating the unprecedented complexities of the 2020 pandemic, my priority was stabilizing the team and managing risk, which allowed us to deliver a critical product release on time, despite extreme pressure. As CIO of Coyote Logistics, I managed a global team of over 400, running IT like a business. We reduced spend by double digits in a single year by establishing rigorous cost transparency and risk/reward analysis, while still delivering on ambitious commitments.

The High Grove Mission

Today, through High Grove Consulting LLC, I turn 30 years of complexity into clarity. Whether I am architecting practical AI opportunity frameworks, leading large-scale programs, or assessing operational processes, my goal is to ensure that change isn't just implemented—it's "sticky." I remain a practitioner at heart, dedicated to the belief that while technology is logical, transformation is always psychological.