Keba Gordon

Fascinated by leaders who unlock the potential of their people to accelerate performance, Keba has dedicated his career to transforming how we lead, learn, work, and ultimately win together. His commitment to experimentation, collaboration, and reflection has revealed game-changing insights into what makes leaders, teams, and organizations effective.

Keba is the Head of Talent Management at Drexel University. Keba leads the University-wide initiative to re-imagine how we attract, develop, and retain talent. He partners with senior administrators better anticipate, prioritize develop, and execute their talent practices. Keba’s currently serving as the Leadership, Learning, and Education Sub-Committee Co-Chair on Drexel’s Antiracism Task Force.

Keba is an advisor and evangelist for ion Learning – a technology platform that builds workplace culture and develops leaders people want to follow. In 2017, Keba founded The KGC Group (KGC), a leadership consortium focused on creating human-centered organizations and cultures that mobilize, execute, and transform faster than their competition.

Prior to launching KGC, Keba spent 20 years in human capital consulting with in-house executive experience, leading innovation and transformation across multiple industries around the world. His work has helped Fortune 500s like Best Buy, Comcast, Ebay, Northrop Grumman, Target, and Whirlpool develop strong talent pipelines, navigate turbulent change, and build healthy organizations that delivered superior financial performance and growth.

Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s motto “It always seems impossible until it’s done” …Keba believes that companies who make the continuous learning, development and growth of its people a core business strategy will outperform their competitors and lead their industries. This means rethinking leadership…learning and practicing new skills to inspire and create courageous cultures in which all people are safe, seen, heard, and respected.

Born in Philadelphia and shaped by extensive international travel, Keba is a global citizen, lifelong-learner, devoted mentor/coach, and keynote speaker in the leadership and talent space (Highlights: ATD International Conference, CLO Symposium, and World Forum Disrupt).

A champion for daring leadership around the world, Keba is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, Brené Brown’s evidenced-based, practical, courage-building program – the #1 skill we need now. Keba received his M.B.A. in Organization and Management from Emory University and B.B.A in Finance from Howard University. He is a father of two boys and resides in Chicago.