David Vaughn 

 

DAVID VAUGHN, Ph.D. is the Regional Vice President of Linkage. He is responsible for leading Linkage’s leadership consulting and professional services businesses in the central region of the United States.

Prior to joining Linkage, David worked at Anheuser-Busch for over two decades as General Manager for the company owned wholesalers in the Midwest and Director of Business Development for the Bakery Division. His areas of expertise included strategic planning, quality emphasis, personnel development, selection and staffing of senior personnel, and pricing recommendations as well as product development, manufacturing and distribution process improvement, and consolidation of operations, sales, merchandising and customer service.

David led an internal consulting effort for Anheuser-Busch that included business management consulting, operations analysis, sales service strategy development, route distribution planning, computer-based routing and information systems consulting. While in this role, he was responsible for the delivery of team building, leadership and planning workshops and the implementation of performance based compensation strategies. David also provided personal leadership coaching to the owners of these family owned businesses. He pioneered the development of a performance-based Corporate University for the Sales and Marketing Division, independent wholesalers, and Global Brand Marketing team.

As an independent consultant, David’s client base has led him to large-scale global organizational interventions in Asia, Africa, and South America. His work with both large and small NPOs included developing and coaching the executive directors and their leadership teams and boards in how to effectively take on the identity of the organization and manage it as a single-minded group in the deployment of policy, strategy, and solutions to emerging opportunities.

Dave earned his BS in Industrial Engineering from Missouri University, an MBA from McNeese State University, an MA in Human Resource Management from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from St. Louis University. He is also received a Certificate in Theology from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.