rileysmith

About Riley Smith

Riley Smith has spent a lifetime honing his ability to analyze challenges from a systems perspective. A background in sustainability fueled his aptitude for identifying inputs and outputs, locating responsibility, leveraging points within a system, and being comfortable with the complexity of people-created systems. As a senior director at Propeller, Riley leads the firm’s People Services, supporting organizations through large-scale strategic transformations. He manages teams of senior consultants and advises clients on organizational design and effectiveness, learning and development, and change management. His experience includes roles standing up new departments and teams at NextGen Climate, Stanford Hotels, and Saint Mary’s College of California.