W.L. Gore & Associates
DEBRA FRANCE
Enterprise Leadership Development
Dr. Debra France drives leadership development and learning for scientists and engineers at W. L. Gore & Associates.
Since it was founded in 1958, the company has operated in a non-hierarchical manner to optimize its ability to innovate. Debra helps teams articulate Gore’s organic processes for developing leaders and for fostering innovation, so this wisdom can be embedded into the design of learning experiences and organizational processes.
For more than two decades Debra has led design teams that provide learning support for technologists and leaders. She previously served as the Learning Leader for SEMATECH, the semiconductor manufacturing research consortium, and managed Executive and Management Development at Dell (Computer) Inc. She earned master’s degrees from Rochester Institute of Technology and the
