“Not everyone who chased the zebra caught it, but she who caught it, chased it.”
— African Proverb
Founder
Keshni Naicker Washington
PMP I MBA I BSc Computer Science
Keshni is an expert in transforming your business through human center design strategy, story structure, and technology. She is quick to get to the essence of things, identifying the root problems, looking at things through an innovation lens; is a seasoned and certified Project Management Professional, and is energized by streamlining the task path to the solution.
With a decade of experience on projects in the corporate financial services sector in Africa and the UK, and another decade on projects in international development organizations both in southern Africa and the USA, Keshni has an established track record in Information Technology, Project and Program Management (PMP certified), Stakeholder and Change Management & Ideation and Innovation. She has led small project and large department teams of over 50 globally located staff.
Her evolution to run her own consulting business was a long time in the making. Through this work, she has found particular joy in working with women entrepreneurs, diverse businesses, and racial justice programs . She consults at the intersection of technical IT skills and human principles of design. A deep knowledge of story structure elevates her thorough change management and communications skills. Ghostwriting for digital audiences, corporate presentations, TEDx talks, speeches, and even books, have been added to her repertoire.
Keshni is also a speaker, an author, and the host of her own podcast (The Signal Fire Series: https://anchor.fm/keshni-washington ) She is a VONA (Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation) Writing Workshop, Tin House Writing Workshop, and George Washington University JMM Alumnus.
"Everything you touch you change, and everything you change - changes you." O.E.Butler
Professional Experience
What People Are Saying
“It was a great pleasure working with Keshni at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is an extremely versatile, passionate and thoughtful person but what I really love is her creativity. When you meet her you will know that she has a unique perspective - always looking for deeper meaning. She is also an excellent communicator and I expect to see her author many books in the coming years.”
— Tom Ferris, Deputy Division Chief at IMF
“She partnered with IT teams to drive more efficient utilization of existing and new technology, and information management services. She won an IMF award and a divisional award for her work. She is a skilled communicator and innovator. She puts in the hard work to make sure things are delivered on time. She won an IMF award and a divisional award for her work.”
— Jeffrey Modell, CIO & Director of Information Technology at IAEA
“Keshni is that rare and wonderful combination of a technically proficient, digital savvy creative program manager. She really helped me develop a strong multi-modal communication strategy when I worked with her on a mega project for the IMF.”
— Carol Holland, Associate Vice President at Dewberry
