Experience

The Brooks Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2022 - 2 years

  Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point Area Informed by more than four decades of experience, the Brooks Group deploys science and insight to deliver effective sales training. As Board member, I provide oversight and advice to the senior team.



Top Employers Institute

• Netherlands
• Human Resources Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Member Of The Supervisory Board

  • Mar 2021 - 2 years 10 months

  Amsterdam Area Top Employers Institute provides certification and benchmarking of leading employers around the world based on the working and development conditions they create for their people. The Supervisory Board serves in a mentoring capacity to the TEI Executive Leadership team to provide insights on strategy and oversight of the setting and achievement of agreed targets.



TwentyEighty

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Board member

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area Took on a turnaround portfolio (following an ownership restructuring and recapitalization) of premium learning and development/business performance assets as CEO and Board member. With a very talented leadership team, in little over two years, delivered a total turnaround and exceptional exit for the owners. Successes included revenue growth, dramatic expansion of EBITDA, cultural transformation, shared services integration and a leading edge product strategy which cast the TwentyEighty… Show more Took on a turnaround portfolio (following an ownership restructuring and recapitalization) of premium learning and development/business performance assets as CEO and Board member. With a very talented leadership team, in little over two years, delivered a total turnaround and exceptional exit for the owners. Successes included revenue growth, dramatic expansion of EBITDA, cultural transformation, shared services integration and a leading edge product strategy which cast the TwentyEighty companies as innovative productizers of IP, including in subscription/recurring revenue bundles, to help professionals learn better and in digital modalities in five categories: cultural transformation and communication (VitalSmarts), sales transformation (Miller Heiman Group), democratized leadership development (AchieveForum), project implementation (Strategy Execution) and credit risk management (Omega Performance). A process to sell the portfolio companies, once reset, yielded strong interest from multiple parties and resulted in the sale of VitalSmarts to Leeds Private Equity, Omega Performance to Moody's Corporation and Miller Heiman, AchieveForum and Strategy Execution to Korn Ferry. The total proceeds not only paid off the outstanding debt but provided the owners with a phenomenal return Show less



Korn Ferry

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• President - Korn Ferry Products Group

  • Dec 2016 - May 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area Headed Korn Ferry's global Products business: market leading offerings in rewards, leadership assessment, certification and development, culture and engagement and pre-hire assessments.



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• GM - Bersin by Deloitte, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP

  • Mar 2013 - Nov 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area Joined Deloitte to integrate and manage Bersin, a best practices HR research and benchmarking firm acquired as part of a strategic initiative to provide an important differentiator (“hybrid” product and services) for Deloitte’s Human Capital Consulting practice. Investment in people and new product and the fostering of a collaborative culture and compelling Employee Value Proposition caused the business to growth by double digits and achieve strong customer satisfaction ratings, low voluntary… Show more Joined Deloitte to integrate and manage Bersin, a best practices HR research and benchmarking firm acquired as part of a strategic initiative to provide an important differentiator (“hybrid” product and services) for Deloitte’s Human Capital Consulting practice. Investment in people and new product and the fostering of a collaborative culture and compelling Employee Value Proposition caused the business to growth by double digits and achieve strong customer satisfaction ratings, low voluntary turnover and company-leading employee engagement scores. Show less



FinAnalytica

• Chair

  • May 2009 - Nov 2013

  As Chair of this global risk management entity, mentored senior management in New York and Sofia, Bulgaria through a critical period of growth and the creation of a path to profitability. The company was acquired by BISAM in March 2016.



CEB, now Gartner

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager, HR Practice, Professional Services and Asia Pacific

  • Mar 2009 - Jan 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area Executive Committee member, hired as a transformation agent to bring strategic focus, product management expertise and global expansion to three business units and delivered robust, highly profitable growth in all three. Drove "productization" of exceptional IP to serve new customers with new products. Expanded CEB’s physical footprint (opened Singapore office) and customer numbers across Asia Pacific.



Moody's Analytics

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• President

  • 2004 - 2007

  San Francisco Bay Area Reporting to the Chairman, turned around a collection of under performing acquired businesses. Grew organic annual revenues from $105 million in 2003 to $155 million in 2007 through a focus on sales effectiveness, product alignment and the creation of a specialist credit risk/practitioner support function. Achieved 90th percentile renewal rates. Overhauled product and technology strategy to launch innovative new products and expanded overseas business to 57% of total.



mPower

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • 2001 - 2003

  San Francisco Bay Area Restructured an ailing Venture Capital backed early-stage investment advisory company and repositioned it for an acceptable "end game". A process yielded multiple Term Sheets and eventual sale to Morningstar Inc. the Chicago-headquartered investment research firm.



MSCI Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Divison President/COO/President,International

  • 1997 - 2001

  A key executive in the team that refocused Barra (subsequently acquired by MSCI in 2004) on its core equity portfolio risk management mission and delivered dramatic growth to which investors responded with growth in the stock price of 200%. Drove major cultural change from a technical to a market focus through much improved internal communication and an external repositioning/rebranding initiative.



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Product Management/Regional Director/Marketing Executive etc.

  • 1983 - 1997

  From Management Trainee hired straight from University in 1983 to member of the Executive Committee of Reuters America, spent 14 years in product management, marketing, sales and general management in a high growth run for the firm. Based variously in London, Dublin, Milan, New York and San Francisco, consistently contributed to and led product innovation initiatives and strong revenue growth.