About Tara Rethore
Expertise:
Entrepreneur. Consultant. General Manager. Global strategic, financial, and human capital management.
Bio:
Tara Rethore delivers results by matching the "people side" with business strategy and effective processes - typically executing across geographic and organizational boundaries. She is adept at breaking down complex concepts and situations into a few, critical themes that can be addressed and managed to create results. Four key capabilities underpin her success in working with clients:
- solid strategic thinking
- deep knowledge about how organizations work
- proven execution of strategies, processes, and projects
- ability to identify, then use the unique strengths of individuals and teams to accomplish specific objectives and actively manage interdependencies
Through her roles as both leader and consultant, Ms. Rethore understands how functional roles must integrate to gain sustainable advantage. She's worked across multiple industries and brings that broad perspective to all of her work. Having a solid foundation in leadership and team dynamics, Ms. Rethore is effective managing complex teams at all levels of an organization - from shop floor to senior leadership.
She has successfully applied these concepts in both for-profit and mission-driven contexts. Ms. Rethore has held executive leadership roles (in both line and staff functions) with Lafarge North America and Arthur D. Little. She's worked with a wide range of organizations globally including Allied Signal, BP/ARCO/Amoco, City University of New York, Mobil, National Aquarium Institute, Texaco, Westvaco, and Yale University.
Ms. Rethore is a frequent speaker at industry and professional conferences and a trusted content provider to publications on a variety of topics.
Holding dual US and Irish citizenship (and passports), Ms. Rethore is authorized to work in the US and the European Union. She is conversant in Spanish and fundamental French.
Interests:
Playing outdoors, reading
Education:
MBA, University of Chicago
A.B. cum laude, Mount Holyoke College