Experience

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  Sage Partners

  • Boston, Mass.

  • Partner

    • 2004 - Present
    • Boston, Mass.

    Serve clients on issues of governance, strategy and leadership. Develop and deliver customized executive education programs. Leads Board Governance and oversight initiatives and previous Chair the Partner's Committee of the firm.

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  Virtual Software Systems Inc.

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

    • Jan 2016 - Present
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  MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Cambridge Ma

  • Interim Executive Director, Office of Communications

    • Oct 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Cambridge Ma

    My responsibilities included advising the Dean's on future organization and leadership of this administrative unit, and providing leadership to the organization during a period of transition.

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  Harvard Business School

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Fellow, Executive Education, Custom Programs

    • 2000 - 2011

    Helped oversee the building of the Custom Education services of HBS into a global leadership position. Developed relationships between the school and major corporations in the US and Europe. Led the design and development of custom programs. Taught in and led some of these program. Developed the nine-week Senior Management program for the Middle East.

  • Senior Vice President, HBSi

    • 1998 - 2000

    HBSi was the Harvard Business School platform for Custom Executive Programs and innovation in teaching and learning. Helped oversee and develop HBSi activities.

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  SBS Technologies, Inc.

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Chairman of the Board

    • 1998 - 2006
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Board Member of this NASDAQ company recognized in 1999 as one of the countries 100 :Hot Growth" companies. Member of Audit Committee. Chair of Compensation and HR Committee. Independent Lead Director. Non-executive Chair of the Board at the time of the acquisition of SBS by GE.

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  Gemini Consulting

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Senior Partner

    • 1991 - 1993
    • Greater Boston Area

    Senior Partner serving major clients of the firm. Oversaw building of Implementing Strategic Change Practice including integration of the consulting firm of C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel. Initiated development of practice to serve clients on issues of business opportunities in Russia. Coordinat...

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  The MAC Group

  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Vice President

    • 1981 - 1993

  • Senior Vice President

    • 1981 - 1993

  • Senior Vice President (Partner)

    • 1981 - 1990

    Served clients on issues of strategy, organization and leadership. Led the Practice Development Committee of the firm. Co-led the development of the "Implementing Strategic Change" practice. Led the US Industrial practice. Managing Partner of the the Cambridge Office, the firm's largest office.

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  SIAR Consulting and Research

  • Cambridge, MA

  • USA President

    • 1976 - 1980
    • Cambridge, MA

    Led the US subsidiary of this European-based action research oriented consulting firm. Provided leadership of practice and staff development. Coordinated with global leadership. Served clients in the US and Europe on issues of business development and transatlantic organization.

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  Lund University, School of Economics and Manage...

  • Lund, Sweden

  • Visiting Professor

    • 1975 - 1977
    • Lund, Sweden

    Taught graduate students on issues of strategy and organizational development. Conducted research and published a book on emerging theory in the work of faculty of the school. Consulted with major Scandinavian and European corporations.

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  London Business School

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Visiting Senior Lecturer

    • 1973 - 1975
    • London, United Kingdom

    Taught manufacturing strategy and program management to MBA and executive students. Helped develop and deliver European tours for executive students.

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  Harvard Business School

  • Boston, MA

  • Assistant Professor

    • 1968 - 1973
    • Boston, MA

    Taught MBA students on issues of: Operations Strategy, Manufacturing Strategy, Program management and Product Liability. Conducted research and developed second year seminar on Product Liability leading to publication of HBR article. Consulting practice.

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  Stanford University

  • Palo Alto, CA

  • Acting Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

    • 1966 - 1968
    • Palo Alto, CA

    Taught organization and leadership to undergraduate engineering students.

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  US Navy

  • Global

  • US Navy - Lieutenant

    • 1960 - 1965
    • Global

    Reported to the Chief of Naval Operations to train in the sport of crew for the 1960 Olympics. Our four-man crew won the Eastern Sprints but not the Olympic Trials. Then assigned to the commissioning crew of the USS Towers, DDG-9. Cruised in the Pacific. Served as Communications Officer, Assi...