Jim DeLizia, CAE
James S. DeLizia, CAE is principal of DeLizia Consulting Services, a management consulting firm specializing in facilitation, design and consultation in the areas of leadership and organizational development, governance, and all forms of group process, including planning, consensus-building and critical and creative thinking. Jim has been providing consultative services to non-profit professional, trade and philanthropic organizations as well as public entities for over 25 years, and started his career as an association staff member. In addition to numerous US-based clients, his work has extended to supporting the development of associations internationally, including Eastern Europe.
Jim has been an active leader in his professional societies, the American Society of Association Executives and the California Society of Association Executives, where he has served on the board of directors, authored best-selling publications and is a frequent presenter on facilitation, leadership, strategic planning and governance.
Jim has a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland. He is a certified focus group facilitator, has been trained in negotiation techniques through the Harvard Negotiation Project, and a Certified Association Executive (CAE) designee since 1990.
