Saul J. Berman is the Global Lead Strategy Partner for the Media and Entertainment Practice as well as a Global Strategy and Change Services Leader at IBM Global Business Services (GBS).
Prior to joining IBM, Dr Berman 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 organisations. He has directed engagements addressing issues of strategy, organisation and operations.
He has worked extensively on issues of competitive positioning, differentiation, new business plans and strategies, new business models, growth, operational and cost improvement, operations/manufacturing strategy, organisational 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 PhD 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 is a frequent speaker to industry and strategic planning organisations such as the Consumer Electronics Association, McGraw Hill Media Summit, the National Association of Broadcasters, and Digital Hollywood.
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 and Leadership Magazine.
He served as a board member of the USC Film School Entertainment Technology Center, and of the Southern California chapter of the Strategic Leadership Forum. He has also authored numerous publications.