Before starting CLS, David was Vice President of Organization Executive Development, and Learning for IBM worldwide. While at IBM he redesigned the corporation's worldwide executive resources systems including: executive recruiting, human resource planning, and executive development. Prior to joining IBM, David was Leader of PepsiCo's Organization and Management Development group worldwide for over 6 years. He was the architect of PepsiCo's highly regarded executive development and assessment systems, and designed PepsiCo's executive leadership competencies as well as human resource planning and development systems to accommodate PepsiCo's rapid growth. He also pioneered the development of "leader led" leadership development programs with Roger Enrico. The design of this program has become the new model for learning initiatives at some of the world's best corporations. David has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology and a Masters of Organization Behavior from Brigham Young University.