Josh Dietrich

Executive coach leveraging neuroscience, ontological coaching, and software executive experience within higher education and EdTech.

San Francisco Bay Area

About

I am an Executive Coach and Founder of Arete Pursuits, a coaching and leadership development firm that helps leaders at the C-suite, VP, and Director levels accelerate their growth and live their best lives. With over 30 years of experience as a technology leader in EdTech serving higher education, I have a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that leaders face in today's fast-paced and complex world. I blend my professional experience with an advanced coaching certification in neuroscience and a certification in ontological coaching to accelerate growth for leaders and equip them with tools to sustain that learning and growth beyond the coaching engagement. I also provide leadership training, facilitation, DiSC assessments, and 360 feedback assessments, and I publish a weekly leadership blog here on LinkedIn.

Experience

  • Executive Coach & Founder at Arete Pursuits
    May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Coaching leaders at the C-suite, VP and Director levels to accelerate their growth and live their best lives. Coachees include engineering, product, information technology, sales, marketing, human resources, finance, corporate development, operations, and cloud. Industries include higher education, EdTech, FinTech, software, and services companies. Additional leadership development services include leadership training, Everything DiSC facilitation, team facilitation, and speaking engagements. The Arete Pursuits Blog is published weekly on leadership via LinkedIn.

  • Vice President, Coaching Services at Doctums
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    I lead Doctums' Executive Coaching practice for higher education.

  • Fractional Leader, Employee Success at IData Incorporated
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    I support the engagement, growth, and success of all IData employees through coaching, mentoring, facilitated issue resolution and leadership of corporate initiatives and strategies in service of employee success.

  • Alumni Committee Member at Newfield Network USA
    Apr 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    I served on the Alumni Committee to support engagement and outreach with alumni of the Newfield Network.

  • Ellucian (9 yrs 10 mos)
    • Vice President Of Product Management
      Apr 2017 - Oct 2021 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Led product management and strategic initiatives for a $500M+ product portfolio including Ellucian ERP solutions. Mentored leaders within product management and across the organization including R&D, services, customer success, and support.

    • Vice President, Customer Engagement
      Sep 2015 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Customer-facing role focused on increasing engagement with Ellucian, enhancing adoption and utilization of our solutions. Mentored leaders across the organization including sales, product management, services, corporate development, business development, and engineering. Served as Executive Sponsor of a company-wide mentorship program.

    • Senior Vice President, Software Development, Enterprise Solutions
      Jan 2012 - Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Led a 500+ global product development organization responsible for all Ellucian applications including student information, financial, human resources, and CRM solutions. Mentored leaders both within product development and across the organization, including sales, finance, services, support, and information technology.