Principal Bios
Dianna Anderson, MCC is the Chief Executive Officer for Cylient, a professional services firm offering coaching-based leadership development, culture change and MetrixGlobal® evaluation services. Dianna is an accomplished leadership coach, author and management consultant, with a true passion for partnering with individuals, teams and organizations to create lasting transformational change that delivers real value.
Prior to entering the field of coaching over fifteen years ago, Dianna worked as a change management consultant with a global professional services firm enabling Fortune 500 companies to successfully implement strategic change. As a coach and consultant she has served clients in financial services, insurance, chemical, telecommunications, food services, consumer products, publishing, manufacturing, health care products, pharmaceuticals, construction, higher education, real estate investment and other industries.
Dianna is recognized by the ICF as a Master Certified Coach and whose publications in the field include her book Coaching that Counts.
Dianna L. Anderson, MCC
Chief Executive Officer
515.727.4200
dianna@cylient.com
Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D. is an executive coach, change consultant, author and educator with over twenty-five years experience improving the performance of people and organizations. He is currently a principal and chief business architect of Cylient, a professional services firm that offers coaching-based leadership development, culture change and MetrixGlobal® evaluation services.
Merrill has held senior executive positions with Fortune 500 companies including chief learning executive and vice president of organization development. He has consulted with over one hundred companies across all major industries throughout the world to effectively manage strategic organization change.
Merrill is a thought leader in the field with over 120 professional publications and speeches to his credit and has been recognized with numerous awards by the American Productivity and Quality Council, the International Quality and Productivity Center, Training magazine, the Corporate University Xchange, ASTD and other professional industry groups. He has been widely quoted in the international press on issues of organization change and ROI.
Merrill has served as adjunct professor for graduate learning and organization development programs at Drake, Pepperdine and Benedictine universities. He earned his Ph.D. at New York University, M.A. at University of Toronto and his B.A. at the University of Colorado.
Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Chief Business Architect
515.278.0051
merrill@cylient.com
