Dean Meyer President N. Dean Meyer and Associates, Inc. Dean Meyer has dedicated his career to the systematic design of high-performance organizations. His methods incorporate insightful philosophy, action research and practical experience. Dean has explored the leadership and governance implications of both the business-within-a-business paradigm and the model of organizations as dynamic systems. In private practice for more than two decades, Dean's clients have included Fortune 50 corporations, privately held companies, the Department of Defense, state and local governments and nonprofit institutions. Industries have included health care, entertainment, insurance, retail, food service and industrial services. Dean earned a B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley and a M.B.A. from Stanford.