Summary
Will Watson is a principal consultant who helps large enterprises and fast-growing organizations become more adaptive by aligning leadership, strategy, and ways of working to meet accelerating complexity. He blends executive coaching, org design, and participatory change practices to drive measurable ROI and sustained team motivation, having led multimillion-dollar transformations for clients like the CDC, Federal Reserve Bank, Lockheed Martin, and Mailchimp. Will pairs a deep background in systems mapping and data visualization with hands-on product experience—co-founding tools that surface organizational networks and using those insights to inform strategy and hiring at scale. He’s equally at home coaching CEOs as he is building internal insights practices that codify outcomes and improve practice economics. Based in Sewanee, Tennessee, he brings a practitioner’s curiosity from outdoor leadership and grassroots organizing into his work, helping leaders move from top-down mandates to learning-oriented leadership.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Natural Resources Management and Policy Photography Ecology and Biodiversity, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Natural Resources Management and Policy Photography Ecology and Biodiversity at The University of the South