Keith Yamashita is a leading expert on innovation, change management and
technology.
Starting out as a design major at Stanford University, Keith switched to
economics, believing he wanted to pursue a career as an economist. (What was he
thinking?) He stayed on at Stanford to complete a master of arts in
organizational behavior. The founder of Stone Yamashita Partners, Keith has
worked with business leaders to drive significant change. He has worked with
CEOs and executive teams at companies including Hewlett-Packard, Gap Inc., PBS,
Apple Computer, Herman Miller, IBM, and Saturn, among others.
Stone Yamashita Partners is an unlikely combination of professionals -
business strategists, designers, writers, Internet experts, an ex-attorney, a
poet - who work alongside CEOs and executive teams to catalyze change. They do
this by helping companies articulate a compelling strategic vision that drives
new initiatives, higher employee commitment, and superior financial
performance. They then turn that vision into a reality-developing new brand
experiences, marketing and communication campaigns, selling environments,
recruitment programs, and leadership development programs, among others. Stone
Yamashita Partners was recently featured in publications such as The Wall
Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune as one of "the new pioneers working
on technology's cutting edge."
