You inspired us to become better. . . .Dr. Ronni Ephraim, Chief Instructional Officer, Elementary, Los Angeles Unified School District
Your knowledge and abilities as a consultant [to higher education] are unsurpassed . . . Dr. Sheila Fournier-Bonilla, Chairperson of the Organization and Management Department, Capella University
You have an excellent grasp of strategic management (planning and change) . . . and a keen knowledge of organizations and human nature. Bob Arthur, CEO, The Success Institute
Your ability to ask the questions that help us get to the meat of what we are trying to do, and then to step back and allow us to take ownership of the process is invaluable. . . . Lori Reeves, Senior Vice President of Operations, Financial Partners Credit Union
Inspired by your positive attitude, we believe that we can implement your suggestions successfully and quickly. Richard Alonzo, Superintendent – Local District 4, Los Angeles Unified School District
[You have] a deep and unique understanding of the issues facing educational organizations today. Dr. Bernard J. Luskin, Executive Vice President, Fielding Graduate University
You bring clarity and perspective to your clients who benefit from your ability to create consensus and value. You are a thoughtful, intelligent and articulate change leader for any organization. Mark Haas, Board Chair, Institute of Management Consultants USA
We recommend his approach to any type of change in any organization. It works so well for everything that is forward thinking and the process is becoming a “way of life” for all departments. Judy McCartney, CEO, Orange County’s Credit Union

Ben Shulman

Ben Picture Ben Shulman has demonstrated, since early in his career, that he has the strong leadership, diverse technical, and proven managerial skills required to be a consistently strong, multi-faceted contributor to corporate/organizational success. He has quickly adapted to new industry sectors-healthcare, pharmaceuticals, software, and higher/public education-acquiring the breadth of experience and proven track record typical of a top-level executive.

He offers a unique background in larger organizations (Motorola, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Unified School District), the world of consulting, and early-stage high tech firms. He has broad functional experience and offers significant accomplishments in strategic planning, PMO, continuous process improvement, programs and projects, ERP, startups, infrastructure, risk management, business and enterprise architecture, SAP, business applications and continuity, change leadership and OD, vendor relations, and cost control.

Skilled in driving successful strategic and tactical initiatives, Mr. Shulman has a superior record of helping companies improve their operational efficiency and overall service/product quality. His ability to build and maintain loyal, productive teams has enabled myriad contributions that have added millions of dollars to the bottom line.

Recently, he has been providing strategic guidance on infrastructure/systems planning as well as technical oversight on major projects for the LA Unified School District. On one particular project he saved the district $6.5M in yearly cost savings while completing upgrades that have proven crucial to a successful organization-wide ERP project. Ben also played a key role in that major project's completion.

Earlier, as co-CIO with a local non-profit, he introduced formal structure and infrastructure to the IT function to significantly enhance its contribution to managing the organization's rapid growth (it doubled its membership to 200,000 in just two years).

Prior to serving as a technical advisor to Caltech's senior management on another ERP project, as well as on organization re-design, Ben served Kaiser Permanente's southern California region for nine years. As an Engagement/Project Manager, he played an integral part in a major technology upgrade, fostering a $4M annual cost saving across thirteen area hospitals.

Mr. Shulman's growth as a leader, technical strategist and problem solver began with two startups-Synfonics (an educational software firm) and Data Select Systems (a commercial software company catering to the financial services sector). With both companies, he not only demonstrated his strategic leadership and technical prowess, but his ability to connect with all functional departments to create the symmetry vital to long-term organizational success.