Deke Copenhaver

During Deke’s career he has been provided a unique opportunity to gain a tremendous amount of insight into many fields having successfully pursued multi-sector career paths in banking, real estate and development and land conservation while serving on the boards of multiple nonprofits and foundations. Having served as Mayor of Augusta, Georgia for nine years Deke has developed the ability to identify the intersection points for business, government and the non-profit sector while strategically forming successful public/private partnerships.

Being provided a total immersion learning experience in all of these sectors has given him a wealth of institutional knowledge that can provide value add to businesses, local governments, nonprofits and individuals through a unique perspective on how to properly manage outcomes from many different perspectives. He specializes in collaborative leadership and identifying the common ground that every sector can rally around in order to better benefit their communities and their own organizations as well. In simple terms he’s a creative problem solver.