Dr. Dave Oventhal is a scholar-practitioner who straddles industry and academia. He is the Subaru of New England, Professor of Automotive Strategy and the Director, CAMS Research Institute at Northwood University, as well as spending over twenty years in a variety of market research and product development roles; primarily in the global powersports industry. He has been directly involved in implementing human-centered design methodologies into multiple organizations to ensure a customer-centric focus on product, service, and experience development.
A former president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), Dr. Dave has a doctorate in business administration (DBA) with an emphasis in strategy and innovation. He specializes in creativity, innovation, and strategy.
A certified instructor in the de Bono Thinking Systems, Dr. Dave helps individuals, organizations, and communities leverage creative thinking and problem-solving for market-leading innovations.
In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Dave has a master’s degree in business administration (MBA), a bachelor of arts (BA) in advertising management, and a technical degree in motorcycle mechanics.
Providing multiple types of training from one-on-one, group workshops, multi-day boot camps, and impactful online lessons, Dr. Dave’s goal is to help you and your team develop the critical skills to create long-term competitive advantages. Utilizing deliberate and systematic tools & techniques that can be immediately applied to real-world situations, Dr. Dave offers custom services to individuals and organizations looking to gain an edge in their respective industry.
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Dr. Dave loves to help individuals and organizations learn, grow, and succeed. Focusing on long-term relationships and providing the highest level of quality training and guidance, Dr. Dave will help you successfully compete in a turbulent and fast-changing global business environment. If you need training, facilitation, consulting assistance, or a keynote speaker to help educate, motivate, and inspire internal and external stakeholders, contact Dr. Dave.
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”