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David R. Dougherty

CEO + Founder

David is a mission driven leader, whose passion and work ethic is contagious. He has a unique ability to build rapport with boards, leaders, and teams. He brings together stakeholders in a common purpose and plan resulting in performance breakthroughs. He transfers his leadership skills to his clients so they can sustain the business results.

David lives in Northwestern Connecticut. He is married to Roberta. Together they have raised five kids, and enjoy adventures throughout the world. David is an avid outdoorsman and sportsman. He loves snowboarding, scuba diving, and races sailboats competitively. David has a degree in theology. He has created several community activities promoting dialog in politics, philosophy, and the arts.

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Expertise

David Dougherty is an executive, entrepreneur, interim CEO/COO, Operating Partner  and consultant.  He is an expert at leading teams to optimize their COO operating system to achieve world class results.  An operating system is made up of a business system and people system. Creating value in 16 companies on four continents, David has led teams to deliver:

  • Growth of 10-15% per annum 

  • Over $1B in cost reductions 

  • Improved manufacturing cycle times by 30-50%

  • Increased employee engagement scores of over 200%

Philosophy

Your company’s greatest successes and sustainability lie in the power of engaging human potential and optimizing the processes of aligning goals and metrics. By utilizing David’s Leadership Process, encapsulating the “People System” and the “Business System”, David can help inspire and harness your teams’ talent from within and guide them to become active participants of your company’s success. 

© 2024 by David R Dougherty

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