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 and Market Development, Managed 5 divisions including business strategy, strategic alliances, mergers/acquisitions
- Adnetware, President, Software development startup, Managing a staff of 15 and $2M budget
- 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
- Ex Trustee, Advancement Chairman, Chicago School of Professional Psychology - 15 years
- Ex Trustee, Finance Committee Chairman, Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, CA - 8 years
- Ex 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
