Powerful Relationships Build Long-Term Success
Why We Exist
The Story
Founded by practitioners who have led and coached in the most complex environments, Archaeopteryx exists to transform capability from the inside out.
The Name
Archaeopteryx symbolizes evolution and adaptability: bridging analysis and empathy, insight and execution.
Our Philosophy
Understanding precedes success. We teach leaders to see themselves, their organizations, their partners and competitors, and their operating environment clearly; and then build and hone their skills for lasting success.
Our Team
John Gillette
Anthony Wanis-St John PhD
Anthony Wanis-St John PhD
John is a proven entrepreneur, leader, advisor and coach. After beginning as an infantry officer and special forces operator in Vietnam, he successfully built and sold a series of highly-profitable businesses. John later returned to government service as a lead advisor in Afghanistan and later as a highly successful executive coach and t
John is a proven entrepreneur, leader, advisor and coach. After beginning as an infantry officer and special forces operator in Vietnam, he successfully built and sold a series of highly-profitable businesses. John later returned to government service as a lead advisor in Afghanistan and later as a highly successful executive coach and trainer of military and DoD civilian advisors.
John is expert at building winning relationships and maximizing individual performance.
Anthony Wanis-St John PhD
Anthony Wanis-St John PhD
Anthony Wanis-St John PhD
Anthony is an internationally known expert on negotiation and the author of Back Channel Negotiation. Not only a respected academic, Anthony has practical experience in high-stakes negotiations from coalition talks in the Middle East to labor negotiations in New York.
Anthony is a highly accomplished and sought after instructor known fo
Anthony is an internationally known expert on negotiation and the author of Back Channel Negotiation. Not only a respected academic, Anthony has practical experience in high-stakes negotiations from coalition talks in the Middle East to labor negotiations in New York.
Anthony is a highly accomplished and sought after instructor known for enabling students to move beyond merely ‘splitting the difference’ to effective persuasion and winning negotiations.
George Dryden
Anthony Wanis-St John PhD
George Dryden
George is a proven leader and manager, highly experienced in building effective and resilient international partnerships.
George began his career supporting major defense companies' international programs and went on to lead and manage security cooperation programs for US Army Europe & Africa. Following a tour in Afghanistan, he led the h
George is a proven leader and manager, highly experienced in building effective and resilient international partnerships.
George began his career supporting major defense companies' international programs and went on to lead and manage security cooperation programs for US Army Europe & Africa. Following a tour in Afghanistan, he led the highly successful Ministry of Defense Advisors (MoDA) program, deploying over 1000 advisors and successfully expanding the program worldwide.
George is expert in evaluating talent, and building and managing globally distributed organizations and international partnerships.
We are Experienced:
Working Worldwide
Afghanistan, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Colombia, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Moldova, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Ukraine
Across All Functions
Organizational change management, leadership, acquisition, logistics, human resource management, information technology, cyber-defense, maintenance, logistics, finance, resources management, transportation, warehousing, strategic communications, policy and strategy