Education
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
MBA, 1997-01-01 - 1999-01-01Dartmouth College
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), 1997-01-01 - 1999-01-01Pomona College
BA, Science, Technology & Society 1990-01-01 - 1994-01-01Pomona College
, -Work Experience
Current
PwC
2015-09-01 - 2024-03-01
PwC
Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy
2005-09-01 - 2015-08-01
Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy
Zeborg
2002-08-01 - 2004-02-01
Zeborg
Mercer Management Consulting
1999-09-01 - 2002-04-01
Mercer Management Consulting
Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett
1995-08-01 - 1997-08-01
Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett
Skills
Summary
After nearly 30 years of full-time strategy consulting, I have decided to take a step into semi-retirement. I will continue to serve consumer focused companies and investors in part-time / temporary roles including board seats, senior advisory roles, independent consulting and fractional / interim strategy and leadership positions. I will also be delving deeper into the world of wine here in Sonoma County, exploring new business opportunities and bringing my years of experience to local /family companies. Seasoned retail strategist with twenty years of management consulting experience, focusing on retail and consumer industries with a particular emphasis on commercial due diligence, growth strategy, consumer insights and performance analytics. Extensive experience leading commercial due diligence projects for broad range of private equity clients investing in retail and consumer companies. Topics include brand strength, revenue performance analysis, consumer insights, channel checks, new store opportunity, growth potential, and operational assessment. Deep background in wide variety of strategic and operational improvement consulting projects including growth strategy, marketing strategy, brand strategy, ecommerce strategy, cost reduction, merger integration and strategic sourcing.