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Stockholm County, Sweden

Led a massive strategic turnaround of a $35B automotive firm and a 25 person team across 10+ workstreams, generating nearly $5B of cash and profit to strengthen the core business; developed a new cross-functional operating model to sustain it.Managed a $2B cost-out program of a global high-tech firm; also led the integration, org design, and talent selection program stemming from its $40B merger with a rival.Served as de-facto COO of a $5B services firm, increasing margin by 500bps ($40M/year); designed and managed several enterprise-wide strategic and operational transformation programs, executed via 100+ site visits, live trainings, and virtual workshops; co-led the merger integration team, developed a new commercial operating model with $25M in synergies, and managed the entire organization’s redesign.Supported the post-merger integration of a $20B industrial firm and the market analysis, entry, and growth strategy for expansion into an $8B market.Drove numerous acquisition decisions in the automotive, consumer, financial, health, services, tech, telecom, and travel sectors by assessing targets, competitors, and substitutes.Redesigned a global bank's compliance function, strategy, and process in the wake of a $1.5B regulatory settlement.Designed several cross-functional solutions to exploit business complexity, enhance competitive advantage, induce cooperation, facilitate growth, and optimize customer experience for a major healthcare firm.Assessed a major consumer firm's innovation capabilities and designed an improved organization and governance model to accelerate growth.Identified and reversed margin erosion at a leading consumer firm; analyzed sales, margins, and unit costs; performed a comprehensive basket analysis to inform price changes by examining each item's purchase frequency, contribution to sales, and basket proportion; and created a dynamic pricing optimization model, with rules-based logic, target margins, and a phasing schedule.

Received highest possible performance rating three years in a row.Led and managed a senior ~20 member team across 10 workstreams in developing and launching a digital wallet and the contractual compliance and security certification program of a major mobile commerce J-V, reporting directly to the C-suite. Managed strategic program planning; led key partner meetings; and streamlined critical processes.Designed from scratch and managed a 30+ member cross-functional team in implementing an end-to-end supply chain solution across six discrete systems and national market areas for an MSO, saving $4M per market annually. Standardized technical architecture to prevent market siloing and create a flexible return loop. Streamlined inventory and order management. Automated asset tracking, activation, and work order closures.Developed innovative growth strategies to achieve better market differentiation for a leading hotel chain and dominant U.S. airline, optimize production costs and sales for a major automotive company, and create value through a differentiated set-top box and mobile application for a mobile video J-V.Assessed the current state and developed a high-level target state functional operating model for a high-tech client; reviewed documentation, interviewed stakeholders, analyzed gaps and capabilities, defined mitigation measures, and conducted validation workshops.Devised four outcome-driven compensation models and RFPs based on issue resolution, sales rates, dollars collected, and satisfaction to improve customer experience and save $3M annually. Completed a vendor assessment and transition plan. Implemented ~150 improvements to client contracts.Created the framework and managed deliverables for a major merger and divestiture. Developed the customer-facing business integration and divestiture segmentation strategies, including segmentation plans, functional guidebooks, customer touchpoint matrices, and use cases. Advised on regulatory compliance.

Managed large projects and teams of attorneys and legal assistants for several global regulatory investigations of financial institutions individually worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Strategized in researching case law and authoring a summary judgment motion that succeeded in resolving a multi-million dollar post-merger contract dispute.Wrote sections of a summary judgment motion and related briefing that convinced the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn a controversial state ban on unmarried, cohabiting adults from adopting or fostering children in the state's care.Formulated and devised the legal arguments that succeeded in securing regulatory approval for a regional bank merger in a concentrated market area.Developed and edited compensation agreements, prospectus supplements, and credit, merger, and underwriting agreements for several deals.Researched extensively antitrust, employment, intellectual property, and securities law, including the Investment Advisers Act and NASD valuation and markup rules.

Wrote several appellate briefs submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressing the entire range of immigration claims. Researched case law, developed counterarguments, and wrote extension motions for several cases. Compiled a database of adverse credibility asylum decisions from eleven U.S. Circuit Courts to determine their affirmance and reversal rates for new legislative proposals and administrative policy initiatives.

Coauthored an article on the Chinese banking sector in The Weekly Standard entitled, "Don't Bank on China" (June 19, 2006). Analyzed U.S. alliances in East Asia and China's economic and military rise. Performed a comparative analysis of global intelligence and security models to strengthen U.S. domestic intelligence and security. Researched the global energy industry, exploring ways to diversify foreign sources of natural gas and oil.

Advised numerous classes and students how to craft and deliver maximally effective speeches, presentations, and debates as part of the university's formal Communication within the Curriculum program and assisted professors with grading student performance.

Helped teach a class on executive leadership as a teaching assistant to the former head of the Wharton School's Management Department. Reviewed and prepared assignments and lecture material; scheduled speakers; graded papers, projects, and exams; and held office hours semiweekly. Supervised and directed group projects, involving the research and analysis of a major organization's leadership, communication, and organizational structure.

Researched, wrote, and edited developing news; engaged in viewership analysis; led camera crews as a producer; and joined reporters on interviews, news conferences, and red carpet events. Edited interview footage, produced video packages, helped design evening programming, and prompted evening news anchors (Anderson Cooper, Paula Zahn, and Aaron Brown).

Juris Doctor (With Honors), Law

Activities and Societies: Articles Editor - Journal of International Law and Politics; Interim Editor-in-Chief - Guide to Foreign.

Juris Doctor (Dean'S Scholar), Law

Activities and Societies: Vice President and Law School Representative - Graduate Professional Council; Graduate Student Representative.

Bachelor Of Arts (Honors), Political Science (American/Comparative Politics; International Relations; Diplomatic History Focus)

Activities and Societies: Committee Chair and Facilities Committee Project Leader - Student Government; Undergraduate Student Body.