The Leadership Team
Our expertise spans generations of excellence. Bert Decker founded the company in 1979, and later recruited his son and daughter-in-law to propel Decker Communications through the new generation of business communications.
Bert Decker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
A true visionary, Bert launched Decker Communications in 1979 to transform people’s lives – and that mission remains the same today. Bert’s passion for communications evolved from his early career as a successful filmmaker. After turning the camera on himself, he became keenly aware of the power of video feedback and the need for communications coaching. Since then, Bert has become a nationally recognized communications expert, appearing on the NBC TODAY Show several times, commentator on Presidential Debates, and featured on ABC’s 20/20 and dozens of other print and broadcast media.
Bert is entrepreneurial to his core. In addition to speaking and writing, he is the founder of seven companies and organizations, Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army, and fancies himself an early adopter of all things tech.
Bert raised his three children in the Decker Method and is now working on his grandchildren. He and his wife Dru Scott live in San Francisco.
Ben Decker
President
Ben drives the Decker vision, ensuring that we always set out to transform individuals to increase their impact. In addition to speaking and leading executive programs, he spearheads Decker’s strategy and expansion efforts. His prior experience and success in sales and sales management in the telecommunications and surgical industries validated the importance of communicating effectively, even in the most brief interactions. Ben holds a BS in Psychology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Ben has literally been steeped in the Decker Method his entire life. Early on in his “career”, he remembers being videotaped prior to his junior high book reports. In hindsight, he can certainly see the value of it, but the jury is still out on whether or not he’ll subject his own three boys to do the same.
Kelly Decker
Executive Vice President
Head of Decker’s Program Development and Training, Kelly works closely with our clients to customize innovative programs that solve their communications challenges. In addition to speaking and leading executive programs, she also drives Marketing for the company to evangelize the importance of effective communicating. Every day, she leverages skills and past experience gained in consulting with The Alexander Group, and in corporate communications and sales management with AT&T. She holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business, and a BS in Psychology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Having grown up in a large Italian family, Kelly worked hard to overcome the communications challenge of over-gesturing. She’s also a proud survivor of growing up with three brothers, and uses her experience to raise her and Ben’s three boys, Jackson, Joseph and Christopher.