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Kelly Brogdon Geyer

I help organizations stop needing transformation programs and learn to continuously evolve

About Me

Kelly Brogdon Geyer is a Chief Adaptability Officer and fractional executive who embeds with CEOs and leadership teams to build organizational change capability from the inside. She has led transformation across 22+ countries in banking, financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and digital experience — including M&A integration, AI adoption, Agile transformation, and large-scale culture change. Her proprietary Adaptive Capability Ecosystem (ACE) framework produces measurable improvements in an organization's ability to handle continuous change without ongoing consultant dependency. Thinkers360 Top 10 Global Thought Leader in Transformation. CCMP certified. Author. Based in Austria, available globally.

Jurisdiction

Austria | United States

Notable Employer

  • Change Manager - SAP S/4HANA Global Implementation at Semperit AG Holding
  • Agile Coach at Erste Digital
  • Agile Coach & PACE Innovation Coach at ING Austria
  • Scrum Master / IT Project Manager at UnitedHealth Group (Optum)

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
FounderSelf-employed
2025 - Present

Practice focused on helping C-suite leaders build internal transformation capability. • Delivering the Adaptive Capability Diagnostic: a structured expert-led assessment scoring organizations across 6 capability dimensions with a clear prioritized roadmap • Advising executives on transformation portfolio management — sequencing, governance, and building internal capacity to reduce consultant dependency • Speaking at executive roundtables, podcasts, conferences, webinars, and universities on building organizational adaptability at scale.

Change Manager - SAP S/4HANA Global ImplementationNotableSemperit AG Holding
2024 - 2026

Enterprise-wide change leadership for a global SAP S/4HANA implementation across 5,000+ employees in multiple countries. Full accountability from C-suite alignment to frontline adoption. • 4.8/5 manager confidence rating, 4.7/5 employee satisfaction with training, and 4.6/5 go-live preparedness score across a multi-country rollout. • Designed end-to-end change strategy: leadership alignment, stakeholder engagement, readiness assessments, impact mapping, communication, training, continuous improvement, and a cross-business-unit change champion network to sustain adoption momentum well past go-live. • Co-founded the Women’s International Network (WIN), creating leadership pathways for women across the organization’s global footprint.

Global Change ManagerValtech
2022 - 2024

Directed transformation initiatives across 4 continents and 22+ countries, including the Kin + Carta post-merger integration, HRIS implementation, and enterprise globalization initiatives. • 23% operational efficiency gain and 6% employee engagement increase through enterprise transformation strategy. • 15% increase in leadership diversity by embedding inclusive leadership into performance management and talent development. • Won Valtech’s Project Victory Award for leadership during the Kin + Carta acquisition and recognized for managing one of the firm’s most complex integration challenges. • Designed and implemented a change governance framework and transformation operating model used across 20+ markets.

Agile CoachNotableErste Digital
2020 - 2022

Led enterprise-wide agile transformation engagements across one of Austria’s largest banking institutions. • 30–40% acceleration in delivery velocity through Agile Centers of Excellence designed for long-term sustainability. • Coached 20–50 senior leaders per engagement on adaptive leadership, psychological safety, and high-performing team development. • Implemented transformation metrics and KPI frameworks enabling adoption tracking and ROI demonstration.

Agile Coach & PACE Innovation CoachNotableING Austria
2019 - 2020

• Led enterprise Agile transformation and innovation coaching across banking operations • Facilitated leadership workshops on change resilience and adaptive ways of working

Scrum Master / Agile CoachHutchison Drei Austria GmbH
2018 - 2019

• Designed and led Agile transformation across telecommunications operations • Coached leadership teams to embed agility, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration

Scrum Master / IT Project ManagerNotableUnitedHealth Group (Optum)
2015 - 2017

• Delivered complex application projects across Waterfall and Agile methodologies, including the OH Dental Facets platform • Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, demos, and retrospectives across cross-functional teams

Education

Degree of Business AdministrationSan Diego State University
1996 - 2001

Certification

Total Certifications1

Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP)

Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)

2025 - 2028

Credential ID: C011588

Skills

Core skills10
Languages1

Skills

change management
Executive Advisory
Leadership Alignment
AI & Digital Adoption
Agile Transformation
Post-Merger Integration
Project Management
Transformation Portfolio Management
Workshop Facilitation
Metrics & KPIs

Languages

English

Services