Dale S. Deardorff, DM, is a dynamic, energized leader known for his ability to change the way organizations think and act. A self-proclaimed leadership futurist and acknowledged authority on process and systemic innovation methods; he is a mentor and a catalyst of renewal to many forward thinking profit and non-profit organizations. Dale has a passion for imparting the values of goals of sustainability while balancing the social contradictions of ethics and personal choice.

Dale has over 30 years of previous professional experience as a project/program manager, a training consultant, a research and development director, an innovation and a change agent. As a project/program manager at several Boeing divisions, Dale worked with high-technology teams on power, propulsion, defense, and communication systems. He also served as a manufacturing designer at Lockheed Aircraft’s Skunk Works facility.

Dr. Deardorff continues as an instructor for the Business and Management bachelor's program at DeVry and Keller Management schools. For over 15 years, he has facilitated classes on Project Management. He also is an adjunct instructor for the CSUN TSENG College teaching engineering project management for the online Masters of Science in Engineering Management program.

During the last 10 years, Dale has run a small holistic consulting company, Rocky Peak Leadership Center, that focuses on training and teaching Thinking" tools for Innovation and Organizational performance. He is a prolific extroverted speaker