Building
I build AI-native products. LeaderQuant.ai brings objective measurement to leadership development; Future Work Academy is a business simulation that teaches managers to navigate AI-driven change.
Doug Mitchell
I help leaders and organizations understand how they actually work — then build the tools and teach the people to make it better.
Douglas E. Mitchell is a Senior Business Execution Consultant at Wells Fargo, a graduate analytics instructor at Grand View University, and co-founder of LeaderQuant.ai and Future Work Academy — based in the Des Moines, Iowa area. For more than 25 years he has worked at the intersection of people, technology, and change — as a marketer, a SaaS executive, an analytics consultant, a product manager, a university instructor, and now a builder of AI-native products. The common thread is taking something complex about how organizations function and making it clear, measurable, and improvable.
What I Do
Four ways I spend my time
Teaching
I teach graduate analytics and marketing — currently in Grand View University's Master of Analytics program, with past appointments at Drake University and Des Moines Area Community College.
Change & Analytics
As a Senior Business Execution Consultant at Wells Fargo, I help large, complex teams adopt analytics tools and make process change that lasts. I work as an "analytic translator" — fluent with both technical and business teams.
Writing & Speaking
I'm the author of three business books — on marketing, retail entrepreneurship, and customer experience — and I speak on marketing, analytics, and the leadership-followership dynamic.
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AI products I've built
LeaderQuant.ai
An AI-native leadership development platform that analyzes the audio of managers' real 1:1 conversations and turns them into objective, evidence-backed coaching. Currently enrolling a founding cohort.
Learn more →Future Work Academy
An immersive, AI-powered business simulation for management education. Students lead a fictional manufacturer through eight weeks of strategic decisions about AI adoption and workforce transformation.
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Let's talk
Questions about my work, a collaboration idea, or just want to connect? Reach out directly — I read every message.
doug@douglasemitchell.com
Wells Fargo
Grand View University
University of Iowa, M.S.
Six Sigma Black Belt
Certified Scrum Master
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions
Who is Douglas E. Mitchell?
Douglas E. Mitchell is an analytics consultant, educator, and product builder based in the Des Moines, Iowa area. He is a Senior Business Execution Consultant at Wells Fargo, teaches in Grand View University's Master of Analytics program, and is co-founder of the AI products LeaderQuant.ai and Future Work Academy.
What does Douglas E. Mitchell do?
He helps organizations and their leaders understand how they actually work, then builds tools and teaches people to improve it. His work spans analytics consulting at Wells Fargo, university teaching at Grand View University, and building AI-native products.
What is LeaderQuant.ai?
LeaderQuant.ai is an AI-native leadership development platform, co-founded by Douglas E. Mitchell, that analyzes managers' real 1:1 conversations to produce objective, evidence-backed coaching.
What is Future Work Academy?
Future Work Academy is an AI-powered business simulation for management education, created by Douglas E. Mitchell, in which students lead a fictional manufacturer through eight weeks of decisions about AI adoption and workforce change.
How can I contact Douglas E. Mitchell?
By email at doug@douglasemitchell.com, or via LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/dougmitchell.
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