Biography

Elizabeth Haas Edersheim

Elizabeth Haas Edersheim advises business and not-for-profit executives on planning and execution of forward-looking sustainability strategies.

 

The scope of her advisory services covers a variety of sustainability issues, including:

  • How to translate future unknowns into actionable opportunities for growth (new markets, new organizational roles and missions, etc.)
  • How to convert customer and other knowledge into marketplace-valued expertise
  • What are the smart investments and innovations that will deliver desired results and how to best make them
  • What core assets/capabilities are needed and how to maximize asset productivity
  • What collaboration opportunities should be pursued and how
  • How best to position and communicate change to internal and to external audiences
  • How to build in agility and contingencies to manage risks
  • How to track, understand, and act on performance results
  • How to plan for succession.

In helping senior executives tackle these types of challenging but commonly encountered issues, Edersheim functions as a valuable thought partner, bringing to each engagement:

  • 30 years of industry and institutional experience and knowledge that cuts across diverse sectors.
  • Keen and rapid interpretation of performance and other data.
  • A quick “cut to the chase” vis a vis organizational strengths and vulnerabilities.
  • A robust knowledge base of proven models for change and sustainability.
  • An unwavering focus on results/solutions.

If and as required during the course of an engagement, Edersheim draws on her vast network of resources with expertise in:

  • Financial and economic modeling and analysis
  • Operations/supply chain (domestic and global) design and optimization
  • Information-driven marketing and sales effectivenes
  • Performance tracking, analysis, and actionable management reporting
  • Communication effectiveness

Edersheim holds a Ph.D. in operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  The author of several business books and numerous articles, Edersheim regularly speaks at private-sector and other institutional events.

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