The thinking partner behind the work.

I work with leaders who take their work seriously and understand that the quality of their thinking, decisions, and relationships shapes everything else.

My role is to be a trusted thinking partner who helps you see more clearly, decide more deliberately, and lead more effectively, not by telling you what to do, but by asking the right questions, offering honest perspective, and staying with the real work as it unfolds.

My Unique Approach

My background is unusual in the best way.

I bring together executive coaching, business and organizational experience, human development, and a lifelong interest in how people think, grow, resist, decide, and change.

I spent fourteen years in senior leadership at Raytheon, one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies, advising executives and helping leaders at every level navigate large-scale change, strategic growth, and the daily complexity of running a business. That experience taught me how much of leadership is about seeing the whole system clearly: the business realities, the people dynamics, the pressures, the assumptions, and the human patterns underneath.

I know what it feels like to make decisions under pressure, manage competing priorities, and lead through uncertainty without a clear playbook. And I know how to help others do the same, with practical tools, honest insight, and steady partnership.

Since starting Dana Meyer Consulting more than 12 years ago, I’ve partnered with leaders and teams across a wide range of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing technology startups and founder-led businesses.

That range matters. What works in one company, team, or stage of growth may not work in another. I do not believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. The real work is understanding what is needed here, now, with these people, in this business, at this point in time.

Integrated Work for Real-World Challenges

Most leadership and work challenges do not arrive in neat categories.

A conversation may begin with a business decision, a team issue, a career question, a difficult conversation, or uncertainty about what comes next. Underneath the surface, there are often deeper questions about clarity, confidence, communication, identity, trust, timing, and change.

That is why my work is integrated by nature.

It is also why I am drawn to the future of work and AI. At the heart of that interest is the same question that has always shaped my work: how do people, teams, and organizations adapt when the rules begin to change, and how do we find what works for these people, in this business, at this moment in time?

Career, Identity, and What Comes Next

Throughout my career, people have sought me out for perspective on career and life decisions.

I help people sort through outside expectations, listen more closely to what matters to them, and make choices that fit who they are, how they work best, and what they want their life to include.

That same inquiry now extends into retirement with purpose, because life continues beyond full-time work, and each new chapter deserves intentional thought about meaning, identity, contribution, joy, and what matters most now.

Professional Background

I launched Dana Meyer Consulting in 2014, first in Santa Barbara, California, and now from Hood River, Oregon.

I hold an MBA in Global Management and Organizational Change from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management, and two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Minnesota. I am also a graduate of Raytheon’s two-year HR Leadership Development Program.

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