Brian Klapper

Brian Klapper is the President and Founding Partner of The Klapper Institute. He is an internationally recognized expert in corporate transformation. Brian has worked with global companies in a variety of sectors including: financial services, consumer products, manufacturing, food service, utilities, retail, and healthcare. While Brian’s experience spans all elements of the value chain, as well as all customer touch points, his work primarily focuses on helping his clients achieve a culture of Execution Excellence.

Prior to founding The Klapper Institute, Brian served as the President of The Tatham Group, a boutique strategy implementation firm, and was a Partner in the Financial Services practice of Oliver Wyman/Mercer Management Consulting (formerly Strategic Planning Associates).

Brian a recognized thought leader, speaker and writer. Brian was the keynote speaker at Avon’s Leadership Summit and a featured speaker at the Chief Learning Officer Symposium. Brian’s book, The Q-Loop: The Art and Science of Lasting Corporate Change, details his research and provides insights on the issues companies must address to achieve and sustain effective organizational transformation. He co-authored a chapter in Redesigning Healthcare Delivery, “Applying Performance Engineering to Medical Care”, which has become an industry standard and is a regular contributor to Chief Learning Officer Magazine.

Brian has been profiled in several publications including: The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fortune, Business Week, and The New York Times. Brian holds an MBA from The Wharton Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.