Principal Consultant | Organizational Assessment, Leadership Development, Human Resources, and Law Enforcement Operations
Dr. Richard Savage has extensive experience as an Organizational Consultant and Executive Leader with more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness.
Dr. Savage is owner of River Oak Consulting, providing organizational assessment, leadership development, workforce accountability, and organizational consulting services to public and private sector organizations. He is former HR Executive for a national cell phone service provider, responsible for building workforce governance systems, leadership accountability programs, and human resources operations.
He retired as a law enforcement executive with extensive experience in criminal investigations, internal affairs, personnel management, recruitment, training, and multi-agency operations. His deep leadership expertise extends into the areas of organizational assessments & investigations, internal investigations, personnel reviews, disciplinary assessments, and compliance evaluations for public and private sector organizations. Further, he has held key roles in Organizational Governance, Workforce Accountability & Compliance, Leadership Development, and Executive Coaching.
Rich is a published researcher, instructor, and presenter specializing in police leadership, organizational culture, workforce development, ethics, and criminal justice administration.
His professional affiliations include the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Society of Criminology, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Texas City Management Association (TCMA), and Fairway Background Checks.
Rich earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State University, a Masters in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State University, a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lubbock Christian University.