Alan Spies

People Developer and Culture Builder

Alan is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, a J.D. and a M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration from the University of Mississippi.

Previously, Alan served as Director of Development for Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a pharmaceutical manufacturer and 503(b) outsourcing facility located in West Columbia, South Carolina.

During his nearly 15 years in higher education, Alan served as the Kennedy Chair of the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy.  Previously, Alan served as an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Leadership Degree Option Program at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, receiving their Teacher of the Year Award in 2011.  Furthermore, Alan has taught courses at both the professional and graduate levels, specializing in the areas of leadership, law, ethics, human resources management, marketing and entrepreneurship.

Alan is also a graduate of the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certificate Program and licensed as a professional certified coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation.  Prior to starting Summit Partner Services, a company dedicated to helping individuals, teams and communities flourish and thrive, Alan served as a Senior Consultant with GiANT Worldwide, a company dedicated to multiplying and cultivating engaged leaders. Alan also served as Chief Operating Officer of SALLT, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving leaders from the public, private and social sectors by helping them leverage their passion, skills and influence for the common good of the city.  

Alan and his wife Laurie live in Edmond, Oklahoma, where they love to hike and eat ice cream (not necessarily in that order) with their 6-year old golden doodle Sully.