Articulate a bold new future and craft a plan to get there
Create a sustainable engine for growth
Discover, define, design and develop entirely new businesses, products, services and experiences
Most consultants and agencies do work for you and then drop deliverables on your desk. We work hand-in-hand with you as an advisor and a coach on your most far-reaching challenges. Together, we craft outcomes you believe in and own.
Outdated approaches to strategy and growth don’t work in an age of disruption. We combine the best of human-centered design and business-centered strategy for a distinctly modern approach to problem solving.
We act as your thought partner, coach, agitator, scrum master and drill sergeant, working one-on-one to help you achieve your goals.
To get started, we'll agree on a challenge statement, level of effort and meeting schedule.
We assemble a team from our network of partners and execute a defined approach to achieve your specific objectives.
To get started, we'll agree on a project scope, schedule and budget.
Building an innovation capacity to reinvent off-duty life on base
Architecting a novel educational experience
Differentiating a creative agency
Transforming a plumbing fixture company into a water management company
Making dialysis treatment viable for the home
Bringing a B2B equipment company into the digital age
As a former CEO of technology companies and a creative agency, I know how hard it is to balance the urgency of the present with the importance of the future. It was often a lonely challenge. Passion and purpose too often fell prey to practicality. I found myself longing for a partner who could push, provoke, motivate, and keep me on track. This experience inspired me to create 3rd Horizon for leaders with a pioneering and purpose-driven spirit, who need a bit of extra help to articulate and fulfill their visions.
My two-and-a-half-decade career spans technology and strategy, leadership and execution, big company and start up, B2B and B2C, private sector and public.
Before founding 3rd Horizon, I was the Chief Executive Officer of Altitude, an award-winning innovation and design firm acquired by Accenture. As CEO, I was responsible for architecting a strategic innovation offering that provided deep and lasting value for Altitude’s clients and for building an organization in which the most talented innovators could thrive. I led multiple client engagements, helping to launch new businesses and implement new innovation capabilities. I spearheaded Altitude’s seven-year partnership with the US Department of Defense to reinvent and greatly improve life on base for our country’s Marines, Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and their families.
Prior to Altitude, I was a leader and founder of high-technology start-ups for more than 10 years. I helped raise over $40M in venture financing and brought multiple new technologies and products to market, including some of the technologies at the heart of today's self-driving car business.
Before my startup career, I was a Strategy Consultant with Monitor Company where I helped transform Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries.
I have a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Harvard and an MBA and MSE from Stanford.
