People, Culture & Experience Executive

I find the heartbeat of an organization, and I make it stronger.

25+ years building people, culture, and the operations that keep companies running.
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Dan Oltersdorf
"A unique ability to connect on a level that instantly changes people's lives."— colleague of 20 yearsMore testimonials →
Building experiences, strategy, and structure that drive human impact and business outcomes.
Most Recent

Chosen to build and run Centricity, a shared services company for real estate operators, from the ground up (HR, accounting, insurance, ancillary services).

Then

Chief People Officer at Campus Advantage, developing a new People and Culture Division for a 700+ person company.

Early

Customer service, operations, learning & development, all building experiences designed to create impact and drive business outcomes.

Roots

Started in higher education and student living, where my passion for human experience and impact took root.

Helped build and lead Campus Advantage over more than two decades, as the company grew from a startup into a national platform.
250K+
Residents served
5,000+
Employees led, trained & developed
124K+
Beds managed by the platform
$2.4B+
Real estate assets managed
20+ years
Building and scaling Campus Advantage
Most Recently, at Centricity
$4M+
Shared-services platform built from the ground up
100+
Properties supported
51
Person team, U.S. and India
100%
Client retention
And I'm just getting started.

Building people and culture functions from scratch, or rebuilding ones that have drifted

Turning culture and experience into something the organization measures and acts on

Operating at the intersection of experience, service, and community, wherever people live, stay, work, or gather

Leading through integration and organizational change without losing the people thread

Treating technology as a power tool that drives business value and enhances the human experience

President
Chief People Officer
Chief Experience Officer

Companies or organizations where culture and experience carry a human-first business. Drawn to companies with a strong mission and a story worth telling.

I love to row and find the lessons on the water often extend into life and business. One central lesson I see ring true in every team I lead: a boat doesn't go faster because one rower rows harder on his own. It goes faster when everyone commits to the same rhythm.

Dan Oltersdorf racing in a men's four at the 2026 USRowing Nationals
Racing at the 2026 USRowing Nationals, holding off the field to finish 2nd.

What I'm Seeking

Companies that understand the human element drives everything else.

"Doing good and doing well are inextricably linked."