Our People

David Spickard

David Spickard is passionate about helping leaders thrive so that their people thrive and ultimately their communities thrive. Prior to starting 11 Ten Leadership, David served as the CEO of Jobs for Life, a global non-profit organization which provides pathways for men and women to experience the dignity of work. Along the way, David mobilized thousands of leaders to provide practical solutions for poverty and joblessness in the U.S. and across the world.

David is a UNC Tarheel through and through and loves everything Carolina blue. There are very few sports he does not like, and he is widely known for his (soon to be award winning) chocolate chip cookies. He and his wife, Alice, live in Raleigh, NC, and have four adult children.

Rob Shields

Rob Shields joined the 11 Ten team in 2022 after serving for more than 10 years in nonprofit leadership. After seeing the downstream impacts of injustice in marginalized communities, Rob is passionate about equipping leaders to steward their power, wealth and influence in ways that make their cities rejoice.

Rob is a North Carolina native whose hobbies include carpentry, body surfing and letting his 4 elementary aged kids think they can beat him in almost anything.

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