Saul J. Berman

Saul J. Berman is the Global Strategy & Change Services Leader at IBM Global Business Services (GBS).   Previously, he was the Global Lead Strategy Partner for the Media & Entertainment practice.  Prior to joining IBM, Saul was the Global Strategic Change Leader at PwC Consulting.  He was also previously with The Boston Consulting Group,  and  a divisional Vice President with Broadway Department Stores and an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Berman has more than 25 years of consulting experience advising senior management of large corporate and start-up organizations.  He has directed engagements addressing issues of strategy, organization, and operations.  He has worked extensively on issues of competitive positioning, differentiation, tnew business plans & strategies, new business models, growth, operational & cost improvement, operations/manufacturing strategy, organizational design and enterprise transformation.   His clients have included most of the major media companies as well as internet companies, telecommunication companies, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers and automotive companies in the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia.

Dr. Berman holds a Ph.D. in Management and Information Systems and a MBA in Production Systems and Operations Research from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University in New York.  He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Dr Berman was named as one of the Top 25 Consultants of 2005 by Consulting Magazine and he is an editorial advisory board member for Strategy & Leadership Magazine.

Dr. Berman served as a board member of the USC Film School Entertainment Technology Center, and of the Southern California chapter of the Strategic Leadership Forum.