Starting out as a design major at Stanford University, Keith switched to economics, believing he wanted to pursue a career as an economist. (What was he thinking?) He stayed on at Stanford to complete a master of arts in organizational behavior.

The founder of Stone Yamashita Partners, Keith has worked with business leaders to drive significant change. He has worked with CEOs and executive teams at companies including Hewlett-Packard, Gap Inc., PBS, Apple Computer, Herman Miller, IBM, and Saturn, among others.

Stone Yamashita Partners is an unlikely combination of professionals - business strategists, designers, writers, Internet experts, an ex-attorney, a poet - who work alongside CEOs and executive teams to catalyze change. They do this by helping companies articulate a compelling strategic vision that drives new initiatives, higher employee commitment, and superior financial performance. They then turn that vision into a reality-developing new brand experiences, marketing and communication campaigns, selling environments, recruitment programs, and leadership development programs, among others.

Stone Yamashita Partners was recently featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune as one of "the new pioneers working on technology's cutting edge."