Demetrius D Thornton

Demetrius Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Limmor Group, a strategy and advisory firm focused on workforce, leadership, and institutional transformation. He works at the intersection of culture, public systems, and personal power, helping organizations navigate complexity and lead through change.

He has held senior executive roles across the private and public sectors, including Senior Vice President of Global Talent Management at Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Credit Suisse. In New York City government, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. He led Gracie Mansion, advising senior leaders on workforce strategy, operations, and public engagement.

Demetrius is an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport, NYU Real World, where he guides graduate and undergraduate students through real world strategy and leadership challenges with global brands, civic institutions, and emerging ventures.

He is also the author of American Trickery™, a memoir informed exploration of identity, systems, and personal power, and creator of the SCOPE™ Framework, a practical model for navigating leadership in environments not built for everyone to thrive.

Across his work, Demetrius focuses on one central question: how individuals and institutions reclaim clarity, dignity, and agency in complex systems.