Dean Mitchell

Dean Mitchell is a senior management consultant at 1898 & Co.

Dean focuses on helping clients improve their organizational performance across all aspects of their business. Through a unique combination of technical experience and 25 years of organizational leadership experience, he helps assess clients’ current “ways of working,” works with the leadership team to envision the organizational future state and then designs a tailored road map to achieve that vision through demonstrable performance improvement. 

Dean attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a degree in civil engineering, followed by a master’s in structural engineering from Stanford University. Rounding out this technical education, he also obtained an Executive MBA as well as a master’s of strategy & operational art. Over his 25-year career, he has held a variety of roles, leading organizations from as small as 30 to over 20,000 personnel. He culminated his service as the director of concepts and requirements for Army Futures Command at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, envisioning and laying the foundation for the U.S. Army’s investments in science and technology to remain preeminent in a rapidly changing world.