Deke Copenhaver
Deke Copenhaver currently serves as Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, LLC, a niche consulting firm in Augusta, Georgia serving the needs of businesses, nonprofits and local governments. He is a keynote speaker, leadership coach and host of “The Changemaker” podcast. Mr. Copenhaver is the author of the ForbesBooks Amazon #1 bestseller “The Changemaker: the Art of Building Better Leaders” and is hard at work on his second book. In 2022 he became a Founding Partner with Starts With Us, a national non-partisan organization and movement dedicated to overcoming the cultural and political divides in our country. Deke served as Mayor of Augusta, Georgia from 2005 through 2014 with a commitment to providing bridgebuilding leadership through a strong focus on diversity and inclusion and a comprehensive approach to economic development and neighborhood revitalization initiatives. Mr. Copenhaver has been recognized as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “100 Most Influential Georgians” on multiple occasions. He and his wife Malisa live in Augusta with their two corgis Minnie and Hoss.
