Keith Caver

Mr. Caver is the Practice Leader & Manager of Executive Development for Development Dimensions International (DDI). Prior to joining DDI, Keith was the Director of Custom Solutions for the North American Region at the Center for Creative Leadership, headquartered in Greensboro, NC. In this capacity, he was responsible for leading the Center’s client specific business with respect to client management, program design, content, delivery and quality for North American. Previously, Keith was the Director of Client and Assessment Services responsible for global open enrollment and product-sales initiatives and the Center’s global integrated assessment scoring platform. In addition to his primary responsibilities, Keith served as an Enterprise Program Associate designing and training both open enrollment and client-specific programs. He was a core trainer for both the Leadership Development Program (LDP)® and the African-American Leadership Program, participated in CCL® sponsored research projects, served as an executive coach, and facilitated seminars on an array of subjects ranging from organizational change to diversity. Key clients with whom Keith has worked include General Motors, Xerox, the Central Intelligence Agency, Citigroup, Ford Motor Company, Verizon ISP, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the US Congress.

Keith joined the Center in 1998 after retiring from a 20-year career as an Air Force officer. He now brings a unique background to DDI, combining operations management, quality control, diplomatic service, and extensive leadership experience from varied roles throughout the United States and abroad. Keith also served as an Assistant Professor at both the University of Maryland at College Park (European Division) and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Keith’s responsibilities include:

• Consulting with clients to determine appropriate human performance strategies
• Designing and executing leadership and workforce development, performance management and succession management strategies for all levels
• Conducting executive- and senior-level assessment and developmental feedback sessions
• Personal consulting and coaching for executive level leaders
• Customizing training modules to meet client specifications

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

• B.S. in Management from Park University
• M.S. in Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology
• Completed postgraduate studies through the University of Alabama
• Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Senior Executive Program
• Certified Executive Coach/Feedback Specialist authorized to administer a variety of assessments and evaluations

KEY CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

Keith is the co-author of Leading in Black in White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America and the author or co-author of a number of other publications regarding leadership issues.

Recent projects include:

• Led design and facilitation team for Citigroup’s Senior Executive Program for country managing directors and senior leaders from Europe, Asia and Africa
• Led team of facilitators for the 2003 congressional Tri-Caucus Retreat in Puerto Rico for 27 US representatives
• Hand-picked to design and facilitate North Carolina Congressman Mel Watt's and Congressman Sanford Bishop’s leadership retreats and strategy sessions
• Lead trainer for US military flag officer and senior non-commissioned officer leadership training development initiatives