As CEO of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), Kevin Oakes provides strategic direction and vision and is responsible for the overall operations of the organization. He has been a pioneer in the human capital field for the last 15 years, and is a frequent author and international keynote speaker on topics such as talent management, leadership, innovation, metrics, and strategic learning in organizations.
Prior to founding i4cp, Kevin created SumTotal Systems, the world's largest learning management system company and the industry's leading provider of talent development solutions, when he merged Click2learn with Docent in 2003. The merger won Frost & Sullivan's Competitive Strategy Award in 2004. Kevin was also the 2006 chairman of ATD’s board, and served five years as an ATD board member.
