Consulting Experience
Keith Merron is the founder and Managing Partner of Avista Consulting Group, an organizational consulting and leadership development firm dedicated to helping organizations with bold visions achieve sustainable high performance and industry leadership. As an organization effectiveness and executive development consultant, he has more than 25 years of experience assisting executives and managers in business, government, and education. In partnership with his clients, he has successfully conducted over twenty-five large-system strategic, cultural, and technical change efforts resulting in a measurable increase in organizational productivity, employee performance, and employee satisfaction. His work has positively impacted Hewlett-Packard, Freddie Mac, AmeriGroup Corporation, MedCath, Wang Laboratories, General Public Utilities, WorldCorp, California State Automobile Association, Endocare, The Healthcare Financial Management Association, as well as over 200 other companies and organizations.

Leadership Development Experience
Keith has designed and led over 100 seminars and workshops for leaders. He has helped create some of the most innovative leadership training programs in the country. His style is direct, honest, and supportive and he is noted for his ability to create memorable leadership learning experiences that have a lasting effect.

Background and Education
Keith Merron received his Doctorate from Harvard University in 1985, where his studies spanned the fields of human and organization development. He has conducted research on the relationships between human development, managerial effectiveness and high performance, and has published numerous professional journal articles. He is the author of two books on organizational change. The first is a critically acclaimed book on the subject of Whole Systems Change entitled, Riding the Wave: Designing Your Organization for Enduring Success, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold in 1995. His second book, entitled Consulting Mastery: How the Best Make the Biggest Difference, is about the qualities that differentiate great consultants from the rest of the pack, published by Berrett-Koehler, Inc. in 2005. He just completed a book on the subject of frame breaking leadership called: The Golden Flame: The Heart and Soul of Remarkable Leadership. He is currently completing his next book titled: Inner Freedom: Living Authentically the Life You Were Truly Meant to Live.

Keith teaches leadership at Hult School of Business and is in high demand as a speaker on the subject of leadership and building extraordinary organizational cultures. Keith is single with two children, lives in San Rafael, California, and enjoys golf, tennis, bicycling, and pottery in his spare time.