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About the Lean Enterprise Institute / Faculty

Faculty

Our faculty and guest lecturers have over 150 years of combined experience in lean thinking, practice, and coaching–much of it gained working at Toyota.

Cormac Acevedo

Cormac Acevedo

Lean Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute
Principal, Lean In LLC

Katie ANderson

Katie Anderson

Lean Leadership Coach, KBJ Anderson Consulting

Lara Anderson

Lara Anderson

Executive Director, Partnerships and Senior Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute

Katrina Appell, LPPD Coach. Lean Enterprise Institute

Katrina Appell, PhD

Senior Coach
Product and Process Development
Lean Enterprise Institute

President, Katrina Appell Consulting

Steve Bell

Steve Bell

Founder, LeanAgileNGO.org
Lean and Agile Thinking for NGOs and Nonprofits

Jim Benson

Jim Benson

CEO, Modus Cooperandi

Derek Browning

Derek Browning

Consulting Services Director, LeanCor Supply Chain Group

Beth Carrington

Beth Carrington

Improvement Kata/Coaching Kata Instructor and Program Developer, Lean Enterprise Institute
President and Master Coach, Carrington Consulting Inc.

Crystal Davis

Crystal Y. Davis

CEO, The Lean Coach, Inc.

Mike Deluca

Mike DeLuca

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Sound

Tonianne DeMaria

Tonianne DeMaria

Partner, Modus Cooperandi

John Drogosz, PhD

John Drogosz, PhD

Senior Coach and Chief Engineer
Product and Process Development
Lean Enterprise Institute

Vice President, Liker Lean Advisors

Eric Ethington portrait

Eric Ethington

Senior Coach and Chief Engineer
Product and Process Development
Lean Enterprise Institute

President, Lean Shift Consulting

Tom Foco

Tom Foco

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Karen Gaudet

Senior Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute

Robson Gouveia

Robson Gouveia

Director, Lean Institute Brasil
Author, Daily Management to Execute Strategy

David Graham

David Graham

Mark Graban

Mark Graban

Management Consultant, Coach, Professional Speaker, Author, Podcaster, Senior Advisor with KaiNexus

Margie Hagene

Margie Hagene

Teacher/Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute

Mark Hamel

Mark Hamel

Partner and COO, The Murli Group

Scott Heydon

Scott Heydon

Senior Lean Coach and LEI Board Member

Mike Hoseus

Michael Hoseus

Hollie Jenson

Hollie Jensen

Beau Keyte

Beau Keyte

President, The Keyte Group

Dave LaHote

Dave LaHote

Greg Lane

Greg Lane

LEI Faculty Member and Lean Coach, Low Volume Lean Center

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Alice Lee

Senior Lean Coach

Henry Li

Henry Li

Lean Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute
Founder and President, LeanOrigin

Jim Luckman

Jim Luckman

Monte Mitchell

Monte Mitchell

Lean Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute
President, Fourtre Consulting

Ed Manzo

Ed Manzo 

Independent Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute

Robert Martinchenko

Robert Martichenko

Founder and CEO, LeanCor Supply Chain Group

Lavon Medlock

Lavon Medlock

Laura Mottola

Laura Mottola

Director of Digital Transformation, BBA Group
Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute

Joe Murli

Joe Murli

CEO, The Murli Group

Alan Noss LEI faculty

Alan Noss

Managing Partner and Lean Coach,
Lean Quest, LLC

Sammy Obara

Sammy Obara

LEI Faculty, President Honsha Associates, Honsha Associates

Sandrine Olivencia

Sandrine Olivencia

Co-Founder, Taktique

Mike Orzen

Mike Orzen

LEI Faculty; President, Mike Orzen & Associates

Rachel Reuter

Rachel Reuter

Ernie Richardson

Ernie Richardson

Co-Owner, Teaching Lean Inc.

Tracey Richardson

Tracey Richardson

Co-Owner, Teaching Lean Incorporated

Ben Root

Ben Root

Sal Sanchez

Salvador D Sanchez  

Joe seestadt

Joe Seestadt

Tom Shuker

Tom Shuker

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Art Smalley

President at Art of Lean, Inc.

Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith

Chris Vogel

Chris Vogel

CEO, MIPRO

David Verble

David Verble

Lean Coach, Lean Enterprise Institute
Partner, Lean Transformations Group

Darril Wilburn

Darril Wilburn

Honsha

Brent Wahba

Brent Wahba

Strategy & Transformation Executive, Start-Up Advisor

Matt Wehr

Matt Wehr

Lean Coach and Principal, Big Four Ventures

Dave Westphal

David Westphal

Luis Quinoes

Luis Quinones

Senior Manager and Lean Coach,
Lean Quest, LLC

Matt Zayko

Matt Zayko

Global Head of Lean Office, GE HealthCare
and Co-Author, The Power of Process

Josh Howell

Josh Howell

President and Executive Team Leader
Lean Enterprise Institute

Karl Ohaus

Karl Ohaus

Mark Reich

Mark Reich

Senior Coach and Chief Engineer, Strategy
Lean Enterprise Institute

Tyson Heaton

Tyson Heaton

Senior Director, Co-Learning and Business Strategy and Senior Coach
Lean Enterprise Institute

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