About Andre Keil
Andre previously led the coaching practice at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), where he managed a $2.5 million line of business and co-led a faculty of over 400 executive coaches. He co-designed coaching capability programs, led a €1 million 360-feedback project at Novo Nordisk, and won several large-scale coaching clients. Prior to that, he held leadership roles in product development and operations within U.S. and European tech startups, including one that achieved a 3X return on equity.
Andre coauthored Better Conversations Every Day, a practical guide that helps leaders bring their teams closer, develop coaching skills, and shift organizational cultures toward greater trust and connection. The framework has been used by organizations to build leadership habits that drive collaboration, improve performance, and support sustainable culture change at scale.
Dutch by birth, Andre came to the U.S. at age 12 and has worked extensively across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. He holds a B.A. in Art History from UCLA and a Master’s in Organizational Behavior from Alliant University. He is a Dutch/American dual citizen and bilingual. He is certified in a wide range of psychometric and coaching tools, including the Leadership Circle Profile, Hogan, MBTI, CCL’s 360 Suite, FIRO-B, and Workplace Big 5. On the personal side, Andre is married with two adult children. During his time off, he hikes the trails of North Carolina with his wife and their dog Joey. Andre has coached or facilitated across a wide range of sectors including: Technology (Google, DocuSign, GitHub, Epicor), Healthcare & Life Sciences (UNC Health, Wake Health, Duke Health, Agilent, Boston Scientific, WellSpan), Consumer Goods (McDonald’s, Kimberly-Clark, Royal Canin, Mars, Hasbro), Finance (Golub Capital, FactSet, Federal Reserve Bank, BNP Paribas, London Stock Exchange), Education & Research (Duke University, Wash U St. Louis, UC San Diego, Oak Ridge National Lab, European Space Agency), Manufacturing & Industrial (Ford, SPX, CRH, Mortenson, Sonoco), and Consulting & Strategy (BCG, Wipfli).