Nationally-recognized consultant and thoughtleader with significant for-profit & not-for-profit experience in strategy, planning, organizational development/transformation, learning, knowledge management: results-oriented, high integrity, widely-published and frequent industry speaker
Brook Manville, LLC, 2008-present
Principal
- Consultant to socially-minded and mission-led organizations (Ashoka, Root Cause, Partnership for Quality Medical Donations, TechnoServe, United Way Global et al) on topics including strategy, knowledge management, organizational and leadership development
- Executive coach for several non-profit executives
United Way of America, 2003--2008
Executive Vice President and Director, Center for Community Leadership (Chief Learning Officer)
- Strategy and management for transformational capacity building organization, supporting United Way’s new mission of “community impact”
- Developed new system-changing programs in learning, leadership, peer-to-peer exchange, knowledge portal and distance learning, academic partnerships, impact measurement, and talent programs; led system-wide “Standards of Excellence” project; overhauled money-losing training center to $2.5 M annual profitable revenue;; helped raise $15 million
Saba Software, 1999-2003
Chief Learning Officer & Customer Evangelist (Vice President)
- Thoughtleadership, strategic marketing and planning, and customer relationship management for industry-shaping dot-com; part of management team for successful IPO for software and services company now leading provider of human capital solutions to Fortune 500
McKinsey & Company, 1987-1999
Partner & Management Team, Organization Practice
- Billable client service to Fortune 500 companies (industrial products, software, professional services), plus leadership of research and support for North American practice group (1998-99)
Partner & Director of Knowledge Management
- Leader of worldwide strategy and infrastructure for industry-leading program of corporate knowledge resources, networks, support professionals, tools (1994-97
- Partner and Co-Director of Information Technology
- Management of global IT strategy, operations, and infrastructure for consulting operations, with $50 million annual budget; report to Chief Operating Officer (1991-94)
Director of Practice Communications
- Research, marketing and editorial consulting for thoughtleadership and client development, with special focus on financial institutions, information technology and energy sectors (1987-91)
Colleague Online Medical Information Service, 1984-1987
Director of Electronic Publishing
- Strategic marketing and content licensing for pioneering online medical information business marketed to physicians; profitable joint venture of BRS Inc. and W.B. Saunders Publishing
CBS Inc., 1983-1984
Director of Information & Research
- Corporate staff leader supporting Board of Directors, research and speechwriting for CEO and government relations office, public/investor relations, communications
Northwestern University, College of Arts & Sciences, 1979-83
Assistant Professor of Classics & History
- Award-winning teacher & scholar in undergraduate and graduate programs
Other
Publications: Books (Harvard Business School & Princeton Press) & academic/business articles in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Fast Company; Stanford Social Innovation Review, and many others
Awards: Marshall-Allison Fellowship (1972); Taft Fellowship (1975-9); DAAD (1977)
Education: B.A.Yale (magna cum laude, 1972); M.A. Oxford (first class, 1975/1980); Ph.D. Yale (1979)
Personal: Married, three children; enjoys skiing, tennis, golf, sailing, and writing