Rich Melnicoff - Engagement Partner

Professional Experience
Rich Melnicoff is a strategy consultant with twenty-one years of consulting experience and ten years of industry experience. Rich was a Managing Partner at Accenture and had global leadership responsibilities in several practice areas including business strategy and information technology strategy. He has served Global 1000 clients in a broad cross-section of industries.

Rich's areas of focus for clients include business strategy projects focused on top line growth, competitive analysis, and operational planning and improvement. Rich also has deep experience in IT strategy, and integrating IT and business strategies.

In addition to his consulting work, Rich has also held executive positions in venture-funded companies in IT services and electronic hardware industries. Prior to his time at Accenture, he held senior management positions at Control Data Systems, Evernet Systems, and Computerland Corporation. Earlier, he spent five years with consultancy Booz, Allen & Hamilton focusing on strategy, marketing, product development, and information technology issues for clients in high technology products and services industries. He started his career in marketing and production engineering positions in the semiconductor, computing, and electronics industries in both large and venture-funded companies.

Education
Rich has a BS in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He holds two U.S. patents for his innovative work in new consulting methods and concepts.