A passionate educator and lifelong learner, Kevin Gecowets has developed leaders and organizations for 30 years in higher education, government, and private industry.
He is a master instructor, facilitator, and coach, cultivating leaders and organizations to create innovative solutions, improve service, and achieve operational excellence.
Kevin is a Senior Consultant with Creative Focus, a creative problem-solving and innovation training and consulting team that collaborates with clients to solve complex problems with new ideas that deliver value.
He served as the Director for University Learning at Kennesaw State University and Director of Organizational Change for Georgia’s Governor’s Office of Customer Service. He also led training and organization development for Colony Homes, the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and other private and public service organizations.
Kevin is a Part-time Instructor of Management with the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality at Kennesaw State University where he teaches innovative approaches to solve “wicked” challenges. Previously he taught leadership certificate courses at the University of North Georgia, customer service & professionalism at KSU’s Academy of Inclusive Learning and Social Growth, and organizational behavior laboratories at Brigham Young University. Kevin has been a guest lecturer and keynote speaker for universities and professional associations.
Kevin is a Doctoral student in Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development at the University of Georgia with a Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Ethics from Kennesaw State University, an MS in Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University, and a BS in Music Education from the University of Illinois. His research interests include how organizations and leaders support or restrain the creation of informal networks, trading in the marketplace of ideas (brokering), and other adaptive practices that drive innovation and change.
He has received awards for his service to the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Office of Child Support Services, the KSU Department of Public Safety, and the Boy Scouts of America. The National Association of State Personnel Executives recognized Kevin and his team as the most Innovative State Human Resource Management Program for their statewide employee satisfaction initiative.
Kevin volunteers as a Sunday School President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canton, Georgia. He and his wife Elaine are the parents of seven adult children and have recently become grandparents. They reside in Woodstock, Georgia.
