ROBERT PADULO, Ph.D.

For over 25 years as an executive, entrepreneur, investor, board member and consultant, Robert has served numerous organizations in a leadership capacity, always seeking better ways to do things.  In the mid-1990s, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company (where, among other things, he helped develop the innovative concept, principles and action steps of "CRM" — a business practice new to the world, and a name Robert coined), and was president of TapeLicator, Inc. (maker of a patented one-handed tape applicator).  In 1999, Robert pioneered the online HR services industry by founding iWorkwell, Inc. — the quality leader in HR information, guidance & tools — which he led as President for 17 years.  He is now a professional angel investor and advisor, and currently serves on Keiretsu Capital's 5-person Investment Screening Committee for Co-Investment Funds IV and V and in its "Senior Advisor Network."

A graduate of Harvard University, where he received the Harvard College Scholarship "in recognition of academic achievement of high distinction," Robert earned his Ph.D. at Balliol College, Oxford University; his doctoral thesis was titled "Managing Corporate Transformations: Lessons From a Cross-Case Analysis of Empirical Studies."  During his doctoral research and consulting work at McKinsey, he conducted detailed studies of companies in different industries:  media, consumer products, financial services, insurance, energy and health care.

An innovator & thought leader with deep expertise — in leadership/management, boards, analyses of valuations, Exit plans & ROIs, productivity, internal company development, change management, and HR;  in design & marketing, sales, and strategic alliances;  as well as in software-related products, Internet-based services, and business strategy — Robert brings both academic rigor and practical experience to the world's largest multi-national corporations as well as to the smallest private firms.

Robert has been publicly recognized as:

"A terrific entrepreneur and leader" … "A pioneer and visionary" … "A forward-thinking strategist" ... "Exceptional" with a "truly distinctive…ability to think deeply about strategy, business processes and enabling technologies" … "A brilliant marketer" … and "A real delight to work with."

Having grown up in Palo Alto and Boston, Robert has lived and worked in Tokyo, Honolulu, London, New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia; he now resides in Vero Beach, Florida with his wife, their dog and two daughters.