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BRIAN C. LEVY

Silicon Valley,CA

Summary

Visionary leader with over 25 years of experience driving transformational change, optimizing culture, and delivering measurable business outcomes in Fortune 500 companies and high-growth organizations. Expertise in AI-powered process improvement and empathetic leadership fosters people-centric cultures that prioritize results without compromise. Proven success in scaling organizations through strategic transformation while enhancing human potential alongside bottom-line performance. Core philosophy: 'True organizational excellence emerges from maximizing both people engagement and business results—never sacrificing one for the other.'

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
8
8
Certification

Work History

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER

ChangeU (Non-Profit Research Organization)
01.2024 - Current
  • Leading a behavioral research organization focused on integrating trauma-informed practices into workplace systems, partnering with NAMI and major healthcare institutions.
  • Culture Innovation: Pioneered evidence-based approach to workplace mental health, reducing reactive intervention costs by 85% ($3,000-$5,000 to $200-$500 per employee annually)
  • Strategic Partnerships: Established public-private collaborations with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Good Samaritan Hospital
  • Research Impact: Developing proprietary methodologies that deliver $4 ROI for every $1 invested in proactive mental health programs
  • Community Impact: Addressing $477.5B in annual avoidable mental health expenses through systematic organizational change

PRESIDENT & CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

BridgePort Digital
01.2014 - 01.2024
  • Leading enterprise consulting practice specializing in AI-powered transformations, OKR implementation, and culture optimization for Fortune 500 clients.
  • Executive Transformation: Led Cisco's 800-person OKR implementation, aligning strategy and execution across 87 teams, reducing release overruns by 30 days and defects by 50%
  • AI Integration: Pioneered AI-driven process optimization strategies, consistently improving client productivity by 30%+ within 6 months
  • Culture & Results: Delivered measurable business outcomes while fostering people-centric cultures—proven track record of never sacrificing relationship quality for results
  • Scale Impact: Trained and certified 3,000+ professionals in agile methodologies, generating $450,000+ in additional client revenue
  • Innovation Leadership: Developed proprietary GAHO strategic management methodology, resulting in $300K cost avoidance for major clients
  • Key Client Transformations:
  • Tanium (2024-2025): Introduced behavioral analysis methods linking management behavior to product analytics, achieving 35% productivity increase
  • Cisco Systems (2022-2024): Led strategic OKR implementation resulting in cancellation of unprofitable products and 30% cybersecurity development productivity increase
  • Datalign (2020-2022): Implemented strategic methodology achieving $300K cost avoidance and 27% improvement in clinical quality measures
  • Western Asset Management (2019-2020): Instituted organizational prioritization revealing 3.4-year resource gap, enabling strategic realignment

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

ROME Methodologies, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2014
  • Led comprehensive business transformation initiatives for financial services, healthcare, and technology clients, establishing foundation for people-first, results-driven consulting approach.
  • Culture Change Pioneer: Piloted first business-side Agile implementation at Nationwide Insurance, delivering $6M projected savings and 25% project duration reduction
  • Process Excellence: Developed and implemented methodology resulting in 100% productivity increases across multiple client engagements
  • Global Impact: Led Royal Dutch Shell's Maui Pipeline monitoring system installation in New Zealand, improving response time by 60%
  • Strategic Partnerships: Established Exxon's EV charging infrastructure partnerships across the United States
  • Team Development: Mentored 300+ professionals in agile methodologies, consistently achieving 25% improvement in project completion times

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Case Western Reserve University

Skills

  • Transformation & Culture
  • Organizational Culture Transformation
  • Change Management & Process Innovation
  • AI-Driven Process Optimization
  • Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
  • Trauma-Informed Organizational Design
  • Strategic Excellence
  • Executive Strategy & OKR Implementation
  • Performance Management & KPI Optimization
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Board Relations
  • Merger & Acquisition Integration
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence Implementation
  • Digital Transformation Leadership
  • Agile & Lean Methodologies
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Emerging Technology Integration

Affiliations

  • Talent Cheetah - Strategic Advisor
  • Cion Systems - Member of the Board

Certification

  • Executive Certifications:
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) #13 - First 15 certified globally
  • Registered Scrum Trainer (RST) - Scrum Inc.
  • Scrum@Scale Trainer (SaST)
  • PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
  • Certified Trauma-Informed Coach - Center for Healing
  • Microsoft Certified: AI & Data Analytics

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & RECOGNITION

  • Industry Speaker: PMI Silicon Valley Symposium, Project World Orlando
  • Published Expertise: Trauma-informed leadership, AI-powered organizational design, behavioral analytics
  • Innovation Awards: Recognized for pioneering integration of behavioral science with business transformation
  • Community Impact: Advancing workplace mental health through evidence-based organizational design

Languages

English
French
Limited Working

Timeline

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER

ChangeU (Non-Profit Research Organization)
01.2024 - Current

PRESIDENT & CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

BridgePort Digital
01.2014 - 01.2024

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

ROME Methodologies, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Case Western Reserve University