Ben Janowski comes from a New York diamond family that reaches back nearly 100 years to Portugal and Belgium. He has been in the diamond and jewelry industry for over 40 years, first in top management positions for major American companies and then as a consultant specializing in strategic planning for the American market. In that capacity he has consulted for dozens of large and small companies, including mining companies, institutional entities and manufacturers from all over the world. He has conducted government-sponsored seminars in several foreign countries and was a guest lecturer at the graduate division of the University of Antwerp. He has often appeared as a guest speaker or panelist at industry gatherings, and has written many articles for a number of trade publications, including a monthly opinion column for JCK Magazine for five years. He wrote a blog on jewelry industry issues for over a decade, and those posts are available at janosconsultants.blogspot.com. He has appeared in court as an expert witness, or prepared special reports, on issues related to the diamond and jewelry industries. He also continues to work with clients on a variety of short term consultancies.Specialties: Strategic business review; court appearances as expert witness; product concept and brand message reviews; program development; market analysis; public speaking and conducting of seminars on business development in the gem and jewelry field.