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Gates Crisler has a decade of experience in leadership consulting, talent strategy, and executive development across global organizations. He helps clients unlock leadership potential and build thriving talent ecosystems through strategic advisory and transformative capability building. His recent work spans top team effectiveness, workforce strategy, leadership development, and diversity, equity & inclusion.
Prior to joining Modern Executive Solutions, Gates was a manager at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients on talent and organizational strategy and led flagship leadership development programs - serving over 100,000 leaders across1,500+ organizations. He has worked extensively across sectors, including technology, financial services, healthcare, and the public sector, with a focus on cultivating inclusive leadership, accelerating executive performance, and enabling change at scale.
Gates began his consulting career at the Neuro Leadership Institute, delivering neuroscience-informed capability building for senior leaders across North America and Europe. A social scientist by training, Gates began his career in behavioral medicine across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, grounding his leadership advisory work in a deep understanding of human behavior and organizational performance.
Based in Boston, Gates holds a Master’s degree in Business from the University of Oxford and completed graduate study in clinical psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is passionate about helping clients build stronger leaders - and stronger organizations - from the inside out.