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Expert is a renowned leader and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership, and one of a select group with executive leadership experience in academe, nonprofits, government, and business.

Over the course of his career, his change initiatives and counsel has resulted in over $500 million in revenues to organizations’ bottom line.

Expert approaches institutional change holistically. His knowledge and innovative approaches to strategic management, organizations, leadership and institutional governance enable him to blend institutions’ future vision with the practicality necessary to create a culture of excellence and results.

Expert has a reputation for excellence and high performance. In addition to being a facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® and certified LPI® coach, he has earned the Certified Management Consultant® certification from the Institute of Management Consultants USA, and been named Chair Emeritus and Fellow. He is also a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Expert holds a PhD and an MA in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate Institute, and a BS in Physics from the US Naval Academy.

Expert has worked with an impressive roster of organizations that include King Saud, EC-Council (interim CAO/Provost), Chapman, Central Michigan, Capella, and Trident University; Los Angeles Unified School District; American Board of Orthodontics and Tennessee Dental Association; US Air Force Reserve; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; US Navy; Fortune 500 companies including Dell Computer and DuPont; COO of two high tech startups; Chair & CEO of the US standards body for management consultants; and Mission and Aircraft Commander for Navy reconnaissance aircraft. He is a facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® and certified LPI®coach, and Certified Management Consultant® by the Institute of Management Consultants USA.

His board service includes the Institute of Management Consultants USA (9 years, including board chair for 3 years); the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (5 years, including Lead Trustee and board secretary); and multiple advisory boards.

He has a reputation for excellence and high performance, and has been named Chair Emeritus and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants USA (FIMC), and a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

He holds a PhD and an MA in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate Institute, and a BS in Physics from the US Naval Academy.


Expert is a renowned leader and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership, and one of a select group with executive leadership experience in academe, nonprofits, government, and business.

Over the course of his career, his change initiatives and counsel has resulted in over $500 million in revenues to organizations’ bottom line.

Expert approaches institutional change holistically. His knowledge and innovative approaches to strategic management, organizations, leadership and institutional governance enable him to blend institutions’ future vision with the practicality necessary to create a culture of excellence and results.

Expert has a reputation for excellence and high performance. In addition to being a facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® and certified LPI® coach, he has earned the Certified Management Consultant® certification from the Institute of Management Consultants USA, and been named Chair Emeritus and Fellow. He is also a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Expert holds a PhD and an MA in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate Institute, and a BS in Physics from the US Naval Academy.


Expert is a renowned leader and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership, and one of a select group with executive leadership experience in academe, nonprofits, government, and business.

Over the course of his career, his change initiatives and counsel has resulted in over $500 million in revenues to organizations’ bottom line.

Expert approaches institutional change holistically. His knowledge and innovative approaches to strategic management, organizations, leadership and institutional governance enable him to blend institutions’ future vision with the practicality necessary to create a culture of excellence and results.

Expert has a reputation for excellence and high performance. In addition to being a facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® and certified LPI® coach, he has earned the Certified Management Consultant® certification from the Institute of Management Consultants USA, and been named Chair Emeritus and Fellow. He is also a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Expert holds a PhD and an MA in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate Institute, and a BS in Physics from the US Naval Academy.


Expert is a renowned leader and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership, and one of a select group with executive leadership experience in academe, nonprofits, government, and business.

Over the course of his career, his change initiatives and counsel has resulted in over $500 million in revenues to organizations’ bottom line.

Expert approaches institutional change holistically. His knowledge and innovative approaches to strategic management, organizations, leadership and institutional governance enable him to blend institutions’ future vision with the practicality necessary to create a culture of excellence and results.

Expert has a reputation for excellence and high performance. In addition to being a facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® and certified LPI® coach, he has earned the Certified Management Consultant® certification from the Institute of Management Consultants USA, and been named Chair Emeritus and Fellow. He is also a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Expert holds a PhD and an MA in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate Institute, and a BS in Physics from the US Naval Academy.

Expert is a renowned leader and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership, and one of a select group with executive leadership experience in academe, nonprofits, government, and business.

Over the course of his career, his change initiatives and counsel has resulted in over $500 million in revenues to organizations’ bottom line.

Expert approaches institutional change holistically. His knowledge and innovative approaches to strategic management, organizations, leadership and institutional governance enable him to blend institutions’ future vision with the practicality necessary to create a culture of excellence and results.

Expert has a reputation for excellence and high performance. In addition to being a facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® and certified LPI® coach, he has earned the Certified Management Consultant® certification from the Institute of Management Consultants USA, and been named Chair Emeritus and Fellow. He is also a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Expert holds a PhD and an MA in Human & Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate Institute, and a BS in Physics from the US Naval Academy.

Organization Redesign and Leadership Development. Developed top-to-bottom organization redesign, leadership development/succession and training plan for the nation’s second largest public school district, for $275 million in projected annual savings. Instructional Strategy Alignment and Culture Change. A large urban school district was suffering from low student test scores, poor faculty morale, and instructional programs which were not realizing expected results. We assessed their programs, faculty preparedness, program implementation, and culture, and made recommendations that significantly improved student test scores, teacher morale, and preparedness, and enabled programs to exceed desired results, e.g., one school went from 45% to 69% proficient in 5th grade mathematics. New Curriculum Model. A large online teaching university was struggling with developing meaningful practical programs for its Ph.D. students. I assessed the learning readiness of the students and change readiness of the organization, and implemented a new practical course which has increased enrollment by 20% because of its rave reviews from students and faculty. Economic Capacity Building. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Central Asian TAM/BAS desired to grow consulting capacity within Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, and selected The Change Leader to develop the processes to grow their local consulting associations and develop more certified consultants. We designed a process that leveraged current resources in other countries and certified seven consultants, and trained these consultants on how to conduct certification panels and certify assessors, thus creating the seed processes for building consulting capacity.Organizational Strategy and Culture Change. A reserve Air Force Wing had a mission change thrust upon it due to the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) process, and struggling with impacts of fighting wars on two fronts, increased requirements, and decreasing budgets. We helped it design a new way forward taking into account the mission change, global situation, and budgetary constraints.Interim CEO/CAO for a small startup university. Improved enrollment by 15% and revenues by 20% over the previous high term numbers. Developed the university’s first strategic plan, putting it on a path to grow 500+% over 5 years. Implemented three new articulation agreements and two joint programs with other universities that were projected to bring in $250,000 in new revenues / students in their first year. Successfully passed a university’s first VA audit since receiving authorization for VA funding for students.Accreditation Services. Oversaw preparations for reaccreditation for a small startup university. Wrote and/or revise multiple documents including institutional learning outcomes; program mission, objectives and learning outcomes; curriculum maps; faculty qualifications; academic integrity policy; faculty experience policy; two catalogs; university strategic plan; staff job descriptions; faculty and student handbooks; faculty contracts; student enrollment agreement; and other documents critical for the university to pass reaccreditation. Strategic Planning and Implementation. Developed new strategic and implementation plans that charted a new way forward for a reserve Air Force Wing which had a mission change thrust upon it due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process and was struggling with increased operational requirements and decreasing budgets. The final plan took into account its new mission, the global situation, and budgetary constraints while significantly improving morale and mission readinessInterim COO. Stepped in as interim Chief Operating Officer (two years) for B2B dot.com start-up, developing business plan, operating and funding strategies, organizational infrastructure, Fortune 250 global alliances to win investor funding.Strategic Planning and Implementation. Employed an organization-wide strategic planning approach to address stalled growth at mid-market systems integrator. Increased revenue and cost savings resulted in 35% profit increase. Instilled shared goals, teamwork approach.Academic Program Development. Led team that developed and then oversaw the MS in Leadership program,. Previously, as Chair, MBA management courses, raised an online university’s ranking to #15 among 1,700 online MBA programs and improved student performance.NGO Program Development. Built a suite of seven complementary training programs for delivery to consultants in Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East, and Asia for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development which will be delivered to an estimated 25,000 consultants.