One firm for the three things that have to move together
Organization design, workforce planning and leadership development are usually bought from different firms. When strategy changes, they have to move together and in the right order. That is why Walther Advisory Group exists.
Most companies get the order wrong
They train people for roles that haven’t been designed yet, or redesign structure with no plan for the skills it needs. We start with the design, plan the workforce it needs, then develop the leaders to run it.
We work with CHROs and CEOs at companies of 500 to 10,000 employees, most often in professional services, healthcare, higher education and technology.
Senior judgment without large-firm overhead
- A senior lead on every engagement
- Certified executive coaches
- Leadership development designers and facilitators
- Learning technologists
We bring in experienced colleagues we know and trust, at the capacity the work calls for.
- Education
- M.S., Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Baltimore. M.S., Experiential Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato. B.A., English and Psychology, College of William and Mary.
- Credentials
- SPHR. LaMarsh Certified Master of Managed Change. ATD Certificate in Human Performance Improvement. Gallup CliftonStrengths. EQ-i 2.0, MSCEIT and Six Seconds certified.
- Teaching
- Former adjunct faculty in change management and organizational development, Georgetown University and the University of Baltimore.
Todd Walther
Founder and Principal
Todd has spent 25 years helping complex organizations turn strategy into structure, roles and capability. He founded Walther Advisory Group in 2023 after a corporate career leading talent and organization work through fast growth, mergers and operating-model change.
- Global Chief Learning Officer, dentsu
Sat on the global HR executive team, leading learning for 65,000 employees in 147 markets and talent across the Americas, and launched the company’s first enterprise AI enablement strategy with Microsoft, Google, AWS and Adobe. - Regional Senior Vice President, Talent and Learning, dentsu Americas
Co-led the career architecture now covering 45,000+ employees and built one talent function from 250 agencies. - Chief Learning Officer and Senior HR Business Partner, Merkle
Built the talent infrastructure as the company grew from about 600 to more than 10,000 employees. - Director, Learning and Development, Under Armour
Built the company’s first enterprise talent development function as revenue grew from about $640M to $1.1B in three years. - Principal Consultant, Organizational Development and Change, Constellation Energy
Led the largest organizational redesign in BGE’s history, change work at the Ginna nuclear plant and change management for the FPL merger.
Todd starts with how an organization is built, not with training. He works alongside executive teams, brings the facts to the table quickly and pushes for clear decisions once the options are understood.
He co-founded Grand Dynamics with his brother, using outdoor adventure and applied business psychology to help teams and executives work better together. Roped to a partner on a steep granite wall, you learn quickly how people behave under pressure. That lesson shapes how he designs change: people learn new ways of working by doing them.
Todd lives in Ellicott City, Maryland. In his free time, he climbs and skis in the Tetons.