David is the founder and CEO of KaliTlacica, a business dedicated to helping leaders better understand how to align their brilliance with the work that they do. His business also helps clients build branding systems and strengthen their resilience to achieve superior personal and organizational performance. David’s 20 years of global leadership experience combined with 10 years of coaching experience and 500 hours of formal coaching training make him uniquely qualified as an Executive Leadership coach.

KaliTlacica literally means, "home that takes your breath away" in Nahuatl-Aztec. This was the inspiration behind the company to help others discover ways to have their own breath-taking experiences. After having spent a lifetime in leadership roles working with leaders from around the world David became convinced that many do not fully utilize their own abilities in facing their challenges. He aims to help clients do exactly this.David partners with clients to achieve even greater results when they align their brilliance with their brand.

Fluent in Spanish and semi-fluent in Portuguese, David loves languages and multi-cultural environments. He is a natural leader with a global mindset who is fascinated by the diverse cultures and languages of the world. Having worked with executives around the world and lived in Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe, and travelled through Asia-Pacific, he has spent a lifetime living out his values while working with global teams.

He earned his master’s degree in Business and Organizational Policy from Boston University and completed post-graduate studies in Executive Leadership at INSEAD. Since, David has held senior global leadership roles in Human Resources and Talent Management for the multi-billion, multinational corporations of Raytheon and Schneider-Electric. He also served as President of the American Businessmen of Jeddah, Board Member of the American Int'l School of Jeddah and the United Way, and was advisor to the Institute for Corporate Productivity. He currently serves on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of America in Arizona and with Intgrea, an Indian based Mergers and Acquisitions company.

David holds a strong belief that people perform best when doing work aligned with their own beliefs and values, and that each individual has something unique and brilliant to offer the world. His personal passion is in applying his beliefs to business for it is through successful and sustainable businesses that people can have a greater impact on the world. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni Member David Whitehorn, CPC, ELI-MP, ACC, can be found on the Who’s Who Directory, where he is looking forward to networking with you.