Experience

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  Harvard Law School

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  • Dean for Administration

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    As Harvard Law School's Dean for Administration, lead general oversight and management of all of the Law School’s administrative and operational functions and infrastructure, including facilities and maintenance, faculty support services, finance, human resources, information technology, and other business operations. Report to and serve as a trusted advisor to the Dean of Harvard Law School, his Deputy and Vice Deans and other members of the Law School’s senior leadership group, working closely with them to plan and manage the Law School's strategic initiatives and develop its short and long-term financial and operational plans. Also work closely with Harvard's Executive Vice President, central administration and other senior deans and administrative leaders across all University schools, units and affiliated organizations.

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  LTW Advisory Services LLC

  • Lexington, Kentucky, United States

  • Principal

    • May 2020 - Present
    • Lexington, Kentucky, United States

    Management consultancy advising professional services firms and legal industry organizations on how to transform and modernize their business operations, infrastructure and personnel organizations for optimal performance, efficiency and profitability. Specialties include: advising on strategic leadership issues related to all law firm operational functions (finance, accounting, IT, HR, recruiting, talent, diversity and inclusion, compliance, office operations and administration, marketing, communications, knowledge, pricing and project management). Deep expertise in designing and implementing shared services business models, managing procurement to increase efficiency and decrease costs, overseeing real estate transactions, build outs and divestments, mergers and post-merger integrations, and all manner of vendor negotiations.

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  Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

  • Houston, TX

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Mar 2015 - Apr 2020
    • Houston, TX

    Led firm's US business services teams in all financial, technology, people, practice management, operations and marketing functions. Oversaw 800+ staff across 11 offices in the US, and four offices outside of the US, coordinating all US operational and practice support activities with those of the Norton Rose Fulbright LLP global verein firms in EMEA, Canada, Australia, Africa and Latin America. Led firm's business services team through strategic firm acquisition and resultant business integration programs.

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  Bingham McCutchen LLP

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Jul 2012 - Nov 2014

    Led firm's global senior administrative team, financial, technology, talent management, operations and marketing functions. Responsible for 800+ staff across 15 major offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. --Developed and delivered a comprehensive, three-year transformation of the firm’s operational platform and substantial reduction of its expense base through myriad efficiency initiatives. --Directed a workforce assessment and business process improvement project that resulted in the site selection and stand-up of centralized administrative services center in Lexington, Kentucky. --Led the confidential negotiations and coordinated outside consulting and firm counsel activities to procure financial incentives to support the shared services project and to lease and renovate the chosen office facility. --Oversaw the development of all workforce transfer and local recruitment programs to transition 200 positions to the center, as well as multiple outsourcing programs and a firmwide procurement initiative.--Led various firm administrative teams through multiple firm mergers and acquisitions and resultant business integration programs.

  • Deputy Chief Operating Officer

    • Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Chief Administrative Officer

    • Dec 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Chief of Staff

    • Mar 2009 - Nov 2011

  • Director, Office of the Chair and Firmwide Marketing and Business Development

    • Jun 2006 - Feb 2009

  • Director, Office of the Chair

    • Feb 2004 - May 2006

  • Associate

    • Mar 2001 - Jan 2004

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  Steffensen Herman & Doggett LLC

  • Boston, MA

  • Associate Lawyer

    • Jul 1999 - Feb 2001
    • Boston, MA

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  Robinson & Cole LLP

  • Boston, MA

  • Associate Lawyer

    • Sep 1997 - Jul 1999
    • Boston, MA