For over 20 years, Dale Archer has worked with businesses, startups, government and nonprofits both domestically and internationally, serving in complex cultural, political, and project environments. His areas of influence include public-private partnerships, global affairs and international development, corporate philanthropy, private foundation engagement, human capital, capture management, legislative affairs, regulatory ecosystems and environments across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States. From 2006-2008, Dale helped the Parliament of Kosovo transition from a provincial entity of Serbia to a national parliament. At the National Democratic Institute from 2008 to 2014, he led seven technical and administrative teams leveraging international development best practices for post-conflict countries winning $20M+ for development programs to infuse democratic governance within Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, and Somalia. From 2015-2019, Dale managed the World War I Memorial project in Washington, D.C., to design and build a national memorial to honor the four million Americans who served as well as the 116,525 who died 100 years ago. With Dale’s project leadership, the WWI Memorial design was achieved in 50% less time compared to the WWII Memorial design process. Dale was appointed the Chief of Staff at the U.S. WWI Centennial Commission and its operating arm the Doughboy Foundation to shape and initiate global program strategies involving 100K+ stakeholders at local, state, federal, and international levels as well as focus multi-organizational communications with 40+ staff across four time zones. Dale also served as Chief Operating Officer for the Doughboy Foundation, providing operational leadership and oversight on numerous projects including the creation of the virtual WWI Memorial and mobile App in collaboration with more than seven national public-private partners. Dale is an expert in helping clients discover how to optimize their “organizational DNA” that emerges from their unique leadership, cultural, and project contexts, with inputs of time, human capital, money, and processes as well as tangible and intangible resources and assets. He holds a Master of Science in Organization Development from American University and lives in Washington, DC.