Our Team

Professor DeBerg is a renowned innovator and educator; he has redesigned his university classes using a “flipped classroom” model and sees SAGE as a “disruptive education” program. Dr. DeBerg founded SAGE in summer 2002 as a way to introduce a new form of capitalism to the next generation. He calls this “humanitarian capitalism.” A global traveler, Dr. DeBerg is also an avid runner and a total optimist.

team & employee development, leadership coaching, client experience & communication training, and general business operations are among his specialties. As COO, Rob’s responsible for SAGE Global’s growth management and oversight of all global operations. Additionally, Rob assists with all policies, procedures, legal documentation, technologies, marketing directives and strategic partnerships. When not traveling or reliving his hoop dreams, Rob enjoys surfing, paddle boarding, running, biking, hiking, or really any simple pleasure that is found in an athletic, outdoor adventure!

Carol exceeds in developing SAGE leaders, liaising in support of our global coordinators, and strategy implementation. Carol’s versatility allows her to handle anything that comes her way. In her free time Carol enjoys music, math, and traveling the globe.

An exemplary lawyer, administrator and leader, Mr. Fagen has dedicated his practice to helping clients and colleagues develop strategies to identify and achieve their goals. He is a popular speaker and frequently conducts professional development workshops for school administrators and board members. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa.

enough to serve many of the upstart social media and online gaming entities. Ed has been in numerous leadership capacities at Deloitte – including being a practice regional managing partner, service line leader, market offering leader, and HR leader. Ed is also on the board of Deloitte’s pro bono committee. This committee sponsors organizations such as SAGE—which allows these organizations to continue to invest in the growth and development of our youth in the United States and around the world. Prior to joining Deloitte, Ed worked for IBM and Procter and Gamble and has also served as a part-time faculty member at various universities across the U.S.

experience, and has held various project and leadership positions in Information Technology, recently as the Asia Pacific Regional Manager enabling Information Management on Chevron’s major capital investments in countries such as Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. Kelby is seeking to share her knowledge and experience with developing teams, delivering results with a corporation that is committed to people, communities and the environment.

She judged almost every year’s competition since 2006 and initiated the first environment focused award for SAGE China in 2015. Helen got her Bachelor of Science degree in Life Science from Fudan University and Master of Biotechnology from University of Pennsylvania. She worked as a Research assistant for Wharton Business School while at Penn and recently got Advanced Project Management certificate from Stanford. After working in Novartis and Teva, Helen now serves as a data scientist moving innovations for eye care from bench to the market at Santen Inc. She loves violin, golfing, gardening (raising worms) and meditation.

He has successfully launched initiatives to strengthen student support and workforce training, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars at several of the nation’s largest colleges.
Dr. Johnson is a Senior Fellow in the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama; National Director of the Community College Leadership Program at Fielding Graduate University; President of Advance Higher Ed, LLC; and owner of Scottsdale, AZ-based Cultural Bridge Entertainment.

Today, as a founder and a partner at TYS, Glen applies his collaborative and “what if” style of accounting to organizations of all sizes. He helps guide businesses through acquisitions, successions, and other transitions – while ensuring that the goals and needs of everyone are satisfied.

Glen satisfies his passion for education through participation as a committee member of the CalCPA Society Accounting Education Committee and as a board member of the Chico State School of Business Business Advisory Board.