Ken Goeddeke is the Founder of Katalyst Group Educational Consulting in Houston, TX. Katalyst provides technical support to schools, education organizations, and nonprofits across the country in the areas of talent development, communities of practice, strategic planning, coaching, and school quality reviews. Ken started consulting after a 30 year career in public education as a systems leader across district and multiple charter settings.

Ken holds a B.S. in Secondary Education from Central Michigan University, and a M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision from the University of Houston. His talent development experiences include being a leadership coach for the Rice Educational Entrepreneur Program at Rice University, leadership coach and community of practice facilitator for the Houston Annenberg Challenge. He has served on the National Fisher Fellow Selection Committee for the KIPP Foundation and was nominated and selected as an American Leadership Forum Fellow.