Senior Vice President, Executive Solutions
Audrey Smith is the Senior Vice President of DDI's Executive Solutions. Audrey and her team spearhead DDI’s global consulting resources to help organizations identify, develop, and deploy mid and executive-level talent. Her extensive client experience and expertise have helped shape DDI’s offerings across the leadership pipeline, ranging from the C-suite to the front line. Most recently, her team led the development and launch of DDI’s pioneering mid level development program, Business Impact Leadership®.
Thought Leadership
- Co-authored Grow Your Own Leaders (2000), a comprehensive and flexible guide for developing extraordinary leaders.
- Is a recognized thought leader in talent strategy, executive succession management, execution of business strategy, and culture change.
- Audrey frequently presents to global audiences on issues including Global Talent Strategy, Why Executives Fail, Identifying Leadership Potential, and Leadership Development
- Audrey has authored numerous other publications and book chapters, including Executive Selection as a Strategic Business Decision, The CEO’s Guide to Talent Management, and Identifying Future Perfect Leaders
Career Highlights
- Key Architect for DDI approach, process and tools associated with executive succession and development programs for high potential up through C-suite leaders
- Collaborated with Fortune 1000 organizations around the world in best practice talent management implementations across an array of business needs, including succession, selection, M&A, Strategy Execution, Performance Management and senior team alignment
- Led Research and Development function and product development, technology integrity, and alliance management.
Education and Credentials
- Doctorate and master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from Colorado State University, where she taught courses in Psychometrics and Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
- Member of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology and American Psychological Association.
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