How I can help you
Career Background
- IBM, National Accounts Division, Marketing, Manufacturing/Distribution Industries
- SLC Consultants, Director, Corporate and Business Strategy
- Lucent Technologies, Director, Strategy & Market Development, Managed 5 divisions including business strategy, strategic alliances, mergers/acquisitions
- Adnetware, President, Software development startup, Managing a staff of 15
- Insightout, Managing Director, Advisory firm to mid-sized firms in management training, succession planning, leadership
Volunteer Experience
- Consultant, Business Volunteer for the Arts
- Volunteer, Shedd Acquarium of Chicago
- University Club of Chicago, Committees - Admissions, Reciprocal Privileges Committees, Order of the Owl - 28 years
- Trustee, Advancement Chairman, Chicago School of Professional Psychology - 15 years
- Trustee, Finance Committee Chairman, Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, CA - 8 years
- Trustee, Advancement Chairman, TCS Education System, Chicago - 9 years
- Member, Founder’s Council, Field Museum of Natural History - 5 years
- Member, Board of Directors,Treasurer, Finance Chairman, ELITE Organization, Chicago - 6 years
- Adviser, Teamwerks Charitable Foundation
- Mentor, SCORE, Pasco County, Florida
Areas of Expertise
- Business Strategy & Planning
- Intellectual Property
- Non-Profit
- Business Operations
- Human Resources & Internal Communications
- Sales, Marketing & Public Relations
Industry Experience
- Manufacturing & Industrial
- Professional & Business Services
- Nonprofit, Public and Professional Organizations
Education
- Williams College, BA, Chemistry and Economics
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center - High Energy Physics
- University of Chicago, MBA, Labor Economics
- Harvard University, Graduate School of Business, managing professional service organizations, small business management, finance, not for profit business, board governance
Other education experience - Taught Executive Education workshops in Business Strategy and Non profit Board Governance
