Drew Fifield is a leadership and talent development practitioner who helps organizations think differently about complex people problems by designing systems that actually change behavior. With nearly 20 years of experience across global enterprises and high-growth companies, Drew brings a practitioner’s lens, a researcher’s rigor, and a storyteller’s instinct to every stage he steps onto.
Known for challenging conventional wisdom in leadership and manager development, Drew focuses on how capability is built through systems of practice, feedback, and accountability vs. content libraries or one-off training. His work helps leaders move from good intentions to sustained behavior change by redesigning how work, learning, and leadership intersect.
Drew has led talent and leadership development efforts at companies Meta, Nike, Converse, and Getty Images, and his thinking has been featured in Chief Learning Officer Magazine and Dialogue Review. Whether speaking to executives, people leaders, or learning professionals, Drew’s sessions are practical, reflective, and designed to shift how audiences see the problem—and their role in solving it.
Nearly 20 years in learning, leadership development, talent management, and organizational development
Designed manager and leadership development systems across global, fast-moving companies
Published researcher and writer focusing on next-generation manager development
Experienced and certified in human-centered design, facilitation, adult learning, and organizational change
Builder of custom workshops, toolkits, learning journeys, and manager enablement systems
Advisor and thought partner to Co-Founders, CEOs, CHROs, People team and business leaders
Drew earned a Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University in 2017, completed graduate studies in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014, and completed graduate studies in Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University in 2011.
Before moving into talent and organizational development, Drew studied theater at the University of Michigan-Flint and worked as an actor and director. That background still shapes how he thinks about facilitation, storytelling, group dynamics, and the conditions that help people do their best work.