Joseph Ryan

Adjunct Professor of Management

Dr. Ryan is the president and founder of True North Advisory Group and an adjunct professor at the Wharton School. He works with executives as an adviser on strategy and change management assignments. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. His consulting and research interests include strategy implementation, strategic alliances, service management, best practices in change management and executive education. He is currently writing a book on growth strategies and change management practices in companies outside the Fortune 500 entitled Act Your Way Into a Growth Strategy: the Design, Structure, and Launch of Strategic Initiatives. The book is based on his long term working relationship as an advisor to four CEO's currently leading growth and strategic change initiatives in the banking, information technology, membership services, and travel businesses.

Dr. Ryan has held management positions in strategic planning, business development, and organization development with GE, GTE, and ARAMARK. He has worked as a consultant in both the Kepner Tregoe Strategy Group and at the Wharton Center for Applied Research. He has worked with clients in insurance, financial services, the securities industry, travel, telecommunications, R&D, and the two largest membership organizations in the United States. He has a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, completed graduate business studies at the Wharton School, attended the GE Crotonville executive education program, and attended the Leadership in Professional Services Program at the Harvard Business School.