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Clifford Morehead

Director, Organizational
Effectiveness

Personal Profile

Cliff is a seasoned Technology Consultant with over three decades of experience helping organizations execute and continuously improve in order to generate long-term value. Cliff brings deep experience in Team and Organizational effectiveness. Below, you'll find select highlights from Cliff's past experience.

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Director - Organizational Effectiveness

December 2025 - Present

Cliff leads Navalia's Organizational Effectiveness practice, which seeks to help our clients cultivate a robust and lasting ability to effectively deliver value for all stakeholders.

Principal - Participant Services

July 2020 - Present

Cliff is founder and principal of a firm working to help teams and organizations make better decisions and operate more effectively.

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IT Consultancy - Cliff served as a Delivery Principal for multiple major client engagements.

National Technical Education Firm - In conjunction with the development of a new product line, Cliff worked with this firm's IT Organization on:
- - review of of Lean/Agile principles
- - refinement of day-to-day operating practices
- - Value-stream mapping and optimization in support of new products

 

Engagement Manager - Theorem

September 2019 - July 2020

Cliff managed an effort to help a Fortune 500 Real Estate Services firm enhance its internal Product Development capability. Cliff maintained trusted advisor relationships with key client stakeholders and managed the work of a 3rd party L&D team in order to deliver valuable onsite workshops and virtual learning options for the client.

Principal Consultant - Daugherty Business Solutions

September 2018 - September 2019

Cliff helped Daugherty’s Fortune 500 clients execute, improve, and transform in order to generate long-term value. Cliff focused on:
- - Organizational Improvement/Transformation
- - Lean/Agile Coaching (at Enterprise, Team, & Individual level)

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Agile Coach, Leading US Healthcare Retailer - As part of an ongoing Agile Transformation, Cliff served as a Coach helping multiple teams within the client’s Pharmacy and Call-Center business areas. This coaching included delivery of “Agile Fundamentals” workshops, as well as deep-dive sessions around various Agile topics, and small-group/1:1 coaching.

Lead Consultant - ThoughtWorks

July 2005 - September 2018

Cliff played numerous roles over a 13-year tenure.

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International Food & Drug Retailer - Cliff served as an Advisor/Coach for an early maturity Product Management group within the Client’s Pharmacy division, helping the client’s front-line Product Managers grow their skills and capabilities, as well as providing strategic recommendations to the larger division.

 

International Food Marketing & Distribution Firm - Cliff was involved in several work streams for this client:
- - Lean/Agile Coaching: Cliff served as Lead Coach helping multiple teams within the client’s Business Intelligence function grow their Lean/Agile capability.
- - Infrastructure Services Agile Pilot Team: Cliff served as Project Manager/Agile Coach for a team charged with building out IaaS capabilities for the client’s software development organization

Global Payment Processing Network - Cliff was part of a ThoughtWorks team performing assessment and providing recommendations on improving outcomes for a large program of strategically important work for the client. Specific activities included conducting interviews with client staff across a range of functional specialties to help inform the recommendations, as well as conducting large group training and small group seminars to share information on Lean/Agile practices within the client's specific context.

Software Product Organization - Over a number of years, Cliff served in several roles for ThoughtWorks Studios, the firm's software product division.
- - Coach / Trainer: Cliff delivered in-person training on Studios products, as well as training/coaching on general Lean/Agile topics such as Project/Program Management, Analysis, & Testing. Training/Coaching was delivered to a myriad of customers across a wide range of industries.

Please see Cliff's Unabridged Resume for a complete view of all Work Experience.

Education

Northwestern University

Organization Behavior Studies

Rich South High School