Excellence in Technology Award
DDI’s Inclusion: Build Empathy and My Pathway: Leadership Core experiences won Gold in two categories of Brandon Hall Technology Awards: 2021
Better Leaders. Better Future.
Get to know everything about DDI, a global leadership consulting firm that helps you hire, promote, and develop exceptional leaders. From first-time managers to C-suite executives, our commitment is to be by your side to help you make every moment of leadership count.
Innovation as a Principle
Why Work With Us?
At DDI, we’re innovators at heart. From our founding in 1970, we have dedicated ourselves to finding science-based solutions that truly change the lives of leaders and the people they lead.
We’ve achieved this goal by being by the side of our clients to help them create and implement incredible leadership programs that deliver top results. From the first hello to measuring results, we commit ourselves to making your success, our success.
The Solutions You Need
Why You Need Us By Your Side
Industry Leaders
Meet Our Leadership Team
Tacy Byham, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
As DDI's' Chief Executive Officer, Tacy oversees the organization’s day-to-day operations and is spearheading increased strategic focus on DDI's core of leadership insight and growth.
David Tessmann-Keys
President
President David Tessmann-Keys is responsible for developing and executing DDI’s global business strategy and leading all components of the company’s global operations across the Americas, EMEA, Greater China, and Asia Pacific.
William C. Byham, Ph.D.
DDI Founder and Executive Chairman
Bill is Cofounder and Executive Chairman of DDI and works to establish the vision, values, and strategic direction of the company. He supervises major DDI product development and consulting projects.
Douglas Reynolds, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
Doug manages all aspects of DDI technology, including the development and support of DDI’s technology-based products as well as global delivery infrastructure.
Patsy Tsao
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patsy is responsible for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company worldwide.
Bruce Watt, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Europe, Australia, India, and Licensee Partners
Bruce leads DDI’s operations in Europe, Australia, and India, as well as DDI’s licensee partnerships around the world.
Mindy Yeh
Senior Vice President, Asia
Mindy leads DDI's business strategy and operations in the Greater China region, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan.
Gina Dickson
Chief Product and Marketing Officer
At DDI, Gina leads teams in product management, product development content, marketing, global field enablement, and DDI’s Center for Analytics and Behavioral Research.
Kelli Buczynski
Chief People Officer
Kelli is responsible for the execution of DDI’s people and culture strategy around the world.
Jazmine Boatman
Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations and Customer Success Strategy
Jazmine believes passionately in the mission of building better leaders and is responsible for the business strategy and execution for DDI’s U.S. market.
Steve Runkel
Senior Vice President, Global Sales Strategy
Steve plays a key role in developing DDI’s international sales and go-to-market strategy, as well as leading DDI’s U.S. sales team.
Joni Murello
Vice President, General Counsel
Joni manages all DDI’s legal, regulatory, and contractual compliance globally.
Proud of Our Clients
We are deeply proud to work alongside the leaders in many of the world’s most influential companies.
“My first day back in the office I got to use the training that we learned, and guess what? It worked like a charm!”
-program participant, Progressive
“When they started hearing about our program, they asked ‘When can we do this? How do we get the DDI materials? How do we get certified?”
Brad Grider, Global Labor and Non-Governmental Organizational Relations and Global Learning
“it’s been fascinating seeing employees come out of the experience feeling like ‘That was really cool!”
Kayla Campbell, Senior Director Performance and Learning, Pernod Ricard
“Hiring can be an expensive mistake…You only have a limited time to make this very important decision.”
David Crawford, Vice President and Head of Talent Acquisition, NewYork-Presbyterian
"When you provide a novel source of feedback, it can steepen the learning curve and accelerate development."
Jana Reddin, Ph.D., Sr. Director Worldwide Talent Development, Texas Instruments
“We had a pretty good view about the knowledge, experiences and personal attributes of our candidates, but when asked, ‘What are they capable of?’ that’s where we really needed DDI’s insight.”
Bill Lambert, board member and former CEO, MSA Safety
In fact, over the years we've worked with more than 75% of the Fortune 500
Proud of Our Recognition
We’ve had the honor of being recognized as a top leadership company by many of our industry’s top awards for the work we’ve done with our incredible client partners.
Training Magazine Network Winner
Training Magazine Network Choice Awards winner in Leadership Development and Measurement, Testing & Assessment: 2023
Top HR Service Provider
2022 Learning and Development winner, Human Resources Director magazine
Proud of Our Diversity
Our ability to succeed—to innovate, to meet the needs of our clients, and to be a market leader—depends on the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We Believe That:
- Better leaders are diverse and inclusive leaders
- A better future is an equitable future
- Success depends on the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce
We strive to do better, together, each and every day.
Proud of Our Global Culture
We work by the side of our clients around the world. See where our people are closest to you.
Leadership via Communities
Proud of Our Communities
Our communities depend on great leadership. Through our U-SPARK! program, we help create better leaders in the non-profit and community organizations that shape our lives.
Learn More About U-SparkA Culture of Success
Proud of Our People
Our people are the heart and soul of our company. Every time we survey our clients to learn what they value most about working with DDI, we hear the same top answer: They love our people.
