The View from C-Level is a periodic blog published by William Newman, consultant, author, writer, educator and professional speaker. He serves as Managing Principal and co-founder of Newport Consulting Group and member of the McKinsey Quarterly Executive Panel and adjunct faculty of Northwood University.
Newport Consulting Group is an independent consultancy focusing on strategy, operations, risk management, and technology. Our affiliates and staff have over 250 years of combined experience on average, founded by our roots from top-tier strategy firms, Big-4 consultancies, and global system integrators. Our principals provide expertise in one or more domains of our service offering, without the high overhead or pretentiousness accompanied by larger firms. The firm maintains focused services in enterprise performance management (EPM), governance risk and compliance (GRC), market growth and entry, program planning and governance, and sustainability management. Recognized as an SAP Influence Partner advising many customer-driven programs, the firm is also an Authorized Representative of Social Accountability International. You may follow the firm on Twitter (newport_consult).
Mr. Newman has 25 years of experience in management and technology with consultancies as Booz & Company, DMR Consulting Group, KPMG Consulting (BearingPoint) and Grant Thornton. His industry experience includes Northrop Grumman Corporation, The Boeing Company, and Volkswagen where Mr. Newman served on the country executive team of its technology division (now T-Systems). He is a Certified Management Consultant since 1995, a SA-8000 Social Accountability adviser since 1999, and a trained quality instructor since 2000. Mr. Newman is an outside board member to the SAP Sustainability Executive Advisory Council (EAC) and earned a graduate certificate at the University of Oregon in its Sustainability Leadership Program. He is a graduate of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UCLA in aerospace engineering with an emphasis in economics, and received an MBA from the Conrad Hilton School of Management from Loyola Marymount University with a graduate certificate in international business. Mr. Newman is a member of the adjunct faculty at Northwood University concentrating on international management. He is the author of the SAP Press title, “Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Management.”
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