PARTNERS
Lewis Stanton
Managing Partner
Expertise: Strategy. General Management. Finance and Operations.
Industry Experience: Technology. Publishing. Professional and Financial Services.
Key Positions: Several time CEO, and former CFO of a public company. Former Big 6 head of capital markets practice in the US Southwest.
Education: BS, University of Birmingham (UK).
Lewis Stanton full bio.pdf
Lisa Leight
Partner
Expertise: Strategy. Marketing. Product Management.
Industry Experience: Technology. Business Services. Manufacturing. E-commerce.
Key Positions: Former VP Marketing and VP Product Management with technology companies. Former consultant with McKinsey & Company, and Ernst & Young.
Education: BA, Industrial Engineering emphasis, Women's Honor Society, Stanford University; MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Lisa Leight full bio.pdf
Randy Altman
Partner
Expertise:Sales Management and Operations. Sales and Marketing Alignment. Strategic Sales Training.
Industry Experience: Technology. Engineering. Manufacturing. Aerospace & Defense.
Key Positions: Executive leadership and sales management at technology companies including Dassault, HP, Siemens, GE, ISD Corp, and DeltaNet.
Education: BS, Business and Finance, Rutgers University; GE High Top MBA Leadership Program; Certified Miller Heiman Strategic Sales Instructor.
Randy Altman full bio.pdf
Jeff Kniffin
Partner
Expertise: Finance. Operations. Project Management.
Industry Experience: Financial Services. Technology. Insurance. Business Services. Construction. Retail.
Key Positions: Former large company CFO and Big 6 Audit Manager.
Education: MBA in Finance, UCLA Anderson School; CPA.
Jeff Kniffin full bio.pdf
Other Professionals
Numerous professionals of the firm bring a variety of functional and industry expertise. These professionals have an average of 15+ years of experience.
Elaine Baran
Associate
Expertise: Strategy. Operations. Finance. Budgeting. Performance Metrics.
Industry Experience: Software. Hardware. E-Commerce. Travel & Tourism. Restaurant.
Key Positions: Principal, Computer Sciences Corporation; Manager, KPMG Consulting; CEO and Director of Strategic Finance of a travel and tour company; Manager of Financial and Strategic Planning, Sizzler International.
Education: BA, Magna Cum Laude, Catholic University of America; MBA, Marketing Specialization, University of Chicago.
Elaine Baran full bio.pdf
Kasey Byrne
Associate
Expertise: Strategy. Investor Relations. Public Relations. Communications.
Industry Experience: Technology. Financial Services.
Key Positions: Chief Communications Officer of Overture; SVP Product Management & Planning, AIG America; Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company.
Education: BS, Electrical Engineering, with Distinction, Cornell University; MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management.
Kasey Byrne full bio.pdf
Vijay Goel, MD
Expertise: Strategy. New Product Development. IT initiatives. Sales and Marketing.
Industry Experience: Insurance. Medical Products. Financial Services.
Key Positions: Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company.
Education: BS, University of California, Los Angeles; MD, University of Southern California.
Vijay Goel full bio.pdf
Ivan Rosenberg*
Principal
Expertise: Organizational Development. Transition and Transformation. Corporate Restructuring. Strategic Planning.
Industry Experience: Software. Technology. Aerospace.
Key Positions: Founder/CEO of software firm. VP of [formerly largest] accounting/ consulting firm for small business; Consultant for Amgen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson & Johnson, Deluxe Laboratories, NASA Langley, qLogic Corporation, the California Manufacturing Technology Center, the W.M. Keck Observatory, the Gemini Observatory, Ball Aerospace, and Giant Merchandising (Time-Warner Music Group).
Education: BA and MA, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Cornell University; MS and PhD, Management, University of Rochester.
* Via our strategic alliance with Frontier Associates.
Ivan Rosenberg full bio.pdf