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We offer leadership development classes and a peer community for seasoned leaders and those in line for these positions. These programs provide professional development with a focus on leadership and organizational transformation. Enterprise Leaders leverage our experience to gain a competitive advantage.

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We empower participants with a working knowledge of fundamental principles, a flexible framework, and actionable strategies to put learning into practice.

BA
Operationalizing
Business
Architecture

Learn how to leverage Business Architecture to determine the impact of key business decisions, optimize funding and resources, and maximize IT investments.
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TLD
Transformation
Leadership
Development

Enhance your ability to lead a digital transformation journey. Learn from perspectives, principles, and practical experiences. Make an impact for your organization today.
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EA
Operationalizing
Enterprise
Architecture

Broaden the impact of architecture and legacy system modernization. Learn business context, organization, funding and operating models. 
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Leaders who benefit from our programs:

  • Enterprise leaders seeking strategy creation, organizational alignment, and cohesive teamwork
  • Senior-level leaders focused on leadership development and succession planning
  • Leaders who desire to learn and network in an environment of one’s peers across industries
  • Individuals and teams looking to significantly increase their leadership capacity
  • Executives who want to learn about The Feld Group Institute Transformation Framework

Bridge the gaps that exist between leaders & across silos.

Model the multiskilled leadership that "Digital" requires.

Gain critical insights from successful leaders & multiply your impact.

What Our Clients Say

“Southwest Airlines and the Feld Group Institute team have a great history together. The leadership that they’ve provided at critical junctures of Southwest’s never-ending quest for improvement has been invaluable. Though their entry point has always been in technology strategy and execution, they have an amazing ability to demystify IT and communicate with business leaders clearly and stretch their thinking as well.

Charlie Feld and the team demonstrated the ability to come in and work with our Teams and leaders and ‘fit in’ to our unique culture and add value quickly.”
Gary KellyChairman & CEO, Southwest Airlines
Gary Kelly
“Charlie Feld provides a clear and simple framework for managing major IT enabled business transformations. I developed and then taught the Frito-Lay case study at Harvard Business School for many years. The reason it has been so popular with Senior executives is it is more about a business transformation that was enabled by IT than about technology.”
Lynda ApplegateBaker Foundation Professor
Harvard Business School
Lynda Applegate
“Charlie Feld has developed the playbook for IT Success. His very clear framework for transforming IT into a competitive strength is something that all business and IT executives need to know. His book is full of great examples and practical implementation guidelines that Charlie has perfected over many years of driving IT-enabled business transformations at leading corporations.”
Rob Carter EVP and CIO, FedEx Corporation
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BA
Operationalizing Business Architecture

Gain momentum for Business Architecture while building the discipline within your organization.
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TLD
Transformation Leadership Development

Get all the necessary skills and tools to plan and lead your transformation journey.
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EA
Operationalizing Enterprise Architecture

Drive architecture and legacy system modernization. Learn the required business context, organization, funding, and operating model. 
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Connect with Russell Villemez

Russell Villemez

Affiliate, The Feld Group Institute

Head of Technology Strategy, Dialexa – a Feld Group Institute partner

Highly regarded CTO and change agent with IT strategy and enterprise architecture expertise.

Russell Villemez is an Affiliate with the Feld Group Institute and the head of Technology Strategy at Dialexa, a Technology Research, Design and Creation firm that works with organizations on initiatives such as Operational Transformation, Business Growth, and New Venture Creation.

During 17 years in operational roles and 15 years in consulting roles, Russell has worked across a variety of industries in both executive leadership positions and as a subject matter expert. Russell thrives on the scale and complexity of leading major change agendas in large corporate environments.

Recent consulting clients include AmerisourceBergen, the American Automobile Association, Brinker International, Cubic, Equifax, and Cox Automotive. A common thread is the client’s need for strong leadership during a period of change—whether motivated by acquisitions, spin-offs, competitive pressures, or other factors. Clients also benefit from Russell’s expertise in enterprise architecture, agile development, application portfolio rationalization, technology and architecture strategy, as well as business strategy and commercial software product development.

Recognized as a versatile IT executive, adept at solving complex problems with innovative solutions, Russell’s capabilities and achievements span a continuum from business-strategy formation to hands-on IT solution development. His extensive career achievements include pioneering the first use of relational databases in high-volume transaction systems in the ‘80s, applying voice recognition DSPs in public intelligent network services for consumer markets in the ‘90s, and leading large-scale adoptions of open systems, object technology, and middleware frameworks in complex business environments, often in advance of commercially available software products.

Prior to joining Dialexa, Russell served at HP as Enterprise Services Chief Technology Officer for the Americas, leading a global capability for embedded Account CTOs in large enterprises. Russell began his career at Accenture, where he first crafted his consultative problem-solving approach, later honed at A.T. Kearny and the Feld Group. Russell’s deep telecom experience is built upon numerous director and enterprise architect positions at AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Telstra, US West, Pacific Bell, and Sprint, and as V.P. and CIO for WebLink Wireless.

Russell has a BS in Business Administration from Louisiana State University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. In his spare time, Russell participates in amateur auto racing, and is a driving instructor with the Porsche Club of America.