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David DePalma
David DePalma President & Chief Operating Officer
Leadership 21 Worldwide, Inc. (L21)


Contact Information
810 Arlington Avenue
Jeannette, PA 15644
United States of America
724-523-6400 (phone)
724-523-8147 (fax)
Contact via Email

With over 30 years of experience as a management consultant, Dave's areas of expertise include benchmarking, customer service, applications engineering, business process management, and manpower/product scheduling. He has held management or executive positions at other consulting firms, IBM, and Wang Laboratories and has worked in a variety of industries around the world and has trained other consultants in North America, the U.K., Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand.

Dave has served on the board of directors of the National Association of Service Managers (NASM) with two terms as its president. His works have been published and/or referenced in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Success Magazine, Australian Financial Review, Pittsburgh Business Times and Fortune Magazine.
On a Personal Note
Dave is married to Lisa and together they have two daughters, Emmy & ChristiƤna.

In addition to his passion for his family, Dave enjoys riding high-powered motorcycles. Dave has been riding Triumphs, Moto Guzzis and Harley Davidsons for more than thirty years.



In addition to riding, Dave enjoys working on the high-powered machinery. He is a certified DynoJet Dynamometer Operator and an EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) tuning specialist for V-Twin motorcycle engines. He has rebuilt his Harley engine several times for exponential gains in horsepower and torque.