Oliver is an accomplished coach, advisor, and former C-level corporate executive who has a strong record of success in leading transformational change, building effective organizations, developing superior talent, and inspiring others to achieve their highest aspirations. His international work with organizations, C-level, and other senior executives spans a wide array of industry verticals and includes both the for profit and not-for-profit sectors. He has extensive experience in coaching senior leaders to maximize their effectiveness as they transition into new roles as well as in coaching leaders who are seasoned in their roles to help them discover their next level of performance and maximize the contribution of their teams.

Immediately following his corporate career, Oliver was a partner in a business consultancy which offers an array of services and licenses patent pending tools that are designed to enable executives to foster strategic alignment, lead change, and mitigate operational risk. These tools and services are also designed to facilitate stronger corporate governance and improve the effectiveness of boards in performing their strategic oversight roles.

Oliver has leveraged his education in law and finance into an array of rich and diverse business experiences. He was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer at CCC Information Services, a leading software and services firm for the insurance industry, where he helped lead an organizational makeover and business turnaround that resulted in a four-fold increase in enterprise value over a five-year period.  Prior to CCC, he served as a senior executive in a number industry leading firms, where his roles spanned business operations, change leadership, and human resources. In addition to leader and organization development, his practical experience includes corporate governance, strategy development, acquisitions and divestitures, process improvement, and operations management.

Oliver has spoken extensively on strategy, change leadership and human capital issues and has served as an advisor on people and performance matters to an academic forum sponsored by one of the nation’s leading universities.

Throughout his career, Oliver has maintained a commitment to education and public service. His civic affiliations have included strategic planning and board leadership roles in a variety of service and educational organizations. Most recently, Oliver served as Treasurer of the board of the Black Ensemble Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois - a not-for-profit organization that seeks to improve self-esteem and achievement among young people in under-served communities by providing formal theater arts education programs through the Chicago Public Schools. He is also past board Chair and a current trustee of Asheville School, one of the nation’s leading prep schools. In addition, Oliver serves as Vice President of the board of the Independent Schools Chairpersons Association.

Certification

• MBTI
• FIRO B
• Hogan Assessments

Education

• John Marshall Law School, J.D.
• J. Mack Robinson School of Business, Georgia State University, M.B.A. (Finance)
• Morehouse College, B.A. (History/Political Science)

Practice Areas

• Executive Coaching
• Corporate and Not-for-Profit Governance
• Change Leadership
• Leader Development
• Organization Development
• Strategy Development
• Transition Coaching