Meet Our Team
A senior-led advisory bringing together decades of cross-cultural leadership and organizational design expertise.
We translate complex human and cultural challenges into clear, actionable pathways for synergy and high-impact strategy activation.
Michael R. Fernandes
Learning & Organisation Development Leader | Strengths Coach Facilitator | Founder & Consulting Director, The Culture L.O.C.U.S, Mumbai
Versatile Learning & OD professional experienced in Leadership Development, Talent Management, Competency Management, and Change Management across BFSI, IT, and Manufacturing sectors. Skilled in managing senior stakeholders, facilitating leadership journeys, and developing high-performing teams. Certified Gallup Strengths Coach and MBA – HR from XLRI: a postgraduate in Personnel Management & I.R.
• Founder and Principal Consultant, Verity Consulting (India)
• Consulting experience in US-based MNC: EY, PwC, IBM Global
• Led Corporate L&OD functions at CRISIL, Essel Propack, and Essar Group
• Designs leadership journeys as a Coach for senior leaders, using tools
• Consultant Associate of Spencer Stuart, Global Leadership Partners, etc.
• Experienced facilitator and coach (India and overseas)
Michael is experienced in facilitating collaboration (leadership level downwards) to enhance productivity and business outcomes. He has facilitated collaboration interventions for business leadership (intact) each involving two workshops. He is well versed in using the ‘Five Dysfunctions of a team’ approach of Patrick Lencioni.
Dr. Keith C. D’souza
Professor of OB & HR | Expert Consultant | Ex-Dean (Academics), XLRI Jamshedpur | Founding Member National HRD Network (NHRD) | Principal Consulting Associate, Mumbai
Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Development, and Organization Development expert with over 40 years of experience across academia and corporate leadership. Skilled in teaching, consulting, and facilitating leadership development, culture change, and HRD interventions for business and non-business organizations. Fellow (Doctorate) from IIM Ahmedabad and PGDPM & IR from XLRI: Visiting Professor at SPJIMR, XLRI, Masters’ Union, and Academy of HRD.
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Director and Principal Consultant, Keith D’Souza & Associates – HR and Organization Development Services (India)
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Over 40 years experience in academic leadership, research, and OD/HRD
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Former senior corporate HR/OD leader at Pfizer, Wockhardt, DHL Worldwide Express, Ion Exchange, and Epicenter Technologies
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Undertakes organization development, culture change, leadership assessment, and HRD strategy interventions across sectors
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Visiting Professor of Organizational Behaviour & HR at SPJIMR, XLRI, Masters’ Union, and Academy of HRD
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Experienced facilitator and trainer in leadership development, behavioral science, and OD programmes (India and internationally)
Randall Livingston
Consultant | Facilitator| Cross-Cultural Practitioner | Coach | Educationist, New Delhi
Randall is passionate about the power of good education—education that frees the mind, sparks inquiry, and invites people to challenge assumptions. Having lived and worked in the USA, India, and Japan, and travelled across 20 countries, Randall draws on rich multicultural experience to help individuals cultivate healthy personal and professional practices.
• Experienced public speaker, coach, and storyteller
• Randall’s work helps people discover their own answers to the “who, what, where, when, why, and how” of their lives and careers.
• Randall is a Vice President in Mount Carmel School, Anand Niketan, New Delhi
• He is responsible for capacity building programs designed for teachers.
• Before taking on this new education role, Randall had participated for a decade in helping facilitate programs with C2C-OD from Bangalore which helped businesses run with greater ease and profitable Outcomes
Ernie Goyette
Voice Actor | Improv Comedy Instructor | Communication & Performance Coach, San Diego
Ernie Goyette is a full-time professional voice actor and educator based in San Diego, California with global credits and over two decades of creative industry experience. Known for his authentic, conversational delivery, he brings technical precision and storytelling expertise to voiceover and coaching. As an instructor at National Comedy Theatre, Ernie teaches improv to students of all ages, helping them build confidence, adaptability, and clear communication through humor, collaboration, and performance.
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Experienced public speaker, coach, and storyteller
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Global voiceover work recorded from his San Diego studio for corporate, commercial, and e-learning clients
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Design and advertising, communication insight into voiceover and performance coaching
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Instructor and performer with National Comedy Theatre, San Diego’s longest-running improv show