Trever Cartwright, Partner

Trever's work focuses primarily on helping client organizations get clear, get focused and get moving their most important strategic, organizational and operational challenges. He also facilitates high-stakes, issue-based discussions with diverse stakeholder groups where reaching a common ground is imperative in order to move forward.

Using a balanced mix of systems thinking, behavioral science and group dynamics principles, he provides clients with straight-forward, practical guidance on how to align organizational culture to corporate strategy. Trever works across multiple industry categories, including Healthcare, Energy, Legal and Government. His clients have included Oregon Health & Science University, Port of Portland, Perkins Coie, Sacramento County and San Francisco Travel Association.

A founding partner of Coraggio Group, Trever's diverse background includes nearly 10 years as co-owner of an advertising agency, and the leader of the national sales force for a Fortune 50 company. He is a published author and has been a guest lecturer at Harvard and Stanford Law schools, University of Oregon, Portland State University and for numerous professional associations, including the Association of Legal Administrators, Society for Human Resource Management, and the International Quality and Productivity Center.

“Trever seems to think he should be the teacher.”
—Mrs. Cooper, Trever’s 3rd grade teacher

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“In every organization there are two distinct cultures at play: the leadership culture and the employee culture.”