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, Gates Foundation, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Partnership for Quality Medical Donations, Root Cause, TechnoServe, United Way Worldwide et al) on topics including strategy, knowledge management, organizational and leadership development
- Executive coach for several non-profit executives
- Co-Director ofBabson College Working Knowledge Research Center (multi-sponsor research consortium, with Thomas H. Davenport), 2008-2009
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; led strategy for global learning in the new United Way Worldwide organization
- 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 companies
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 and 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, et al
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