Affiliation
Principal - Innovation Network for Communities
Presentations
Core Areas of Expertise
- Strategy development and planning
- Large scale systems change
- Product, process and business design innovation
- Social innovation
Sector Knowledge
- Manufacturing (automotive, furniture, tooling, stamping, molding, industrial equipment)
- Education (K-12, 2-year, 4-year)
- Government (federal, state, local)
- Professional services firms (law, architecture, consulting)
- Life sciences and health care
- Non-profit organizations (environmental, community & economic development, human services)
- Private equity and investment banking
- Philanthropy
Practice Field Knowledge
- Strategy Development and Planning
- Innovation and Product Development
- Social Innovation
- Continuous improvement (TQM; Lean; Scoreboards; Visual Management)
- Supply Chain Management
- Learning Theory
- Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management
- Sustainable Development; Green Commerce; and Green Infrastructure
- Economic Development
- Smart Growth and Development Planning
- New Sciences (complex adaptive systems theory and chaos theory)
Current and Recent Past Organizational Affiliations
- Co-Founder, Innovation Network for Communities INC is a new national non-profit whose mission is to develop and spread scalable innovations that transform the performance of community systems. (www.in4c.net)
- Partner, Integral Assets Consulting Integral Assets Consulting is a for-profit consulting company that provides strategic advice to for-profit, non-profit and social venture enterprises, specializing in innovation strategies for large-scale systems, with a focus on the intersection between private markets and public good.
- Vice President, IRN, Inc. IRN provides strategic planning, custom market research, forecasting and M&A due diligence services to mid-market manufacturing firms and private equity groups.
Education and Work Experience
2007 – Innovation Network for Communities
1999-2006 – IRN, Inc. and Integral Assets Consulting
1996-1999 – On Purpose Associates
1991-1996 – Grand Rapids Community College
1975-1991 – Michigan State Government (Legislature; Human Services; Economic Development)
1975 - BA City Planning, Yale University, Magna Cum Laude
1971 - Milton Academy
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