Consultants
Kevin s. Groves, PhD
Kevin S. Groves, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of Groves Consulting Group, and Professor of Management at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School. Dr. Groves is a leadership scholar, speaker, and consultant, and a recognized expert in executive succession planning and leadership development practices. He is a frequent speaker at company events, academic conferences, and professional associations, and his research is widely published in academic and industry journals. His recently published book (Winning Strategies: Building a Sustainable Leadership Pipeline through Talent Management & Succession Planning) integrates the key findings from his research and industry projects on succession planning and talent management best practices. At the Graziadio School, Dr. Groves teaches doctoral and master’s level courses on executive leadership, talent management, organization design, and organization development and change. He is a former a management consultant in the Strategy & Organization practice at Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson).
Contact Info: (310) 686-1699 or kevin@grovesconsultinggroup.com.
Gary L. Mangiofico, PhD
Gary L. Mangiofico, Ph.D., is an Executive Professor in Organizational Theory and Management at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business. He has led strategic development, operations management and integration, and turnaround operations solving complex challenges as a CEO, COO, and as a general management executive for both start-ups and Fortune 50 companies. He is a former vice president for Johnson & Johnson Health Care Services; COO and senior vice president for Pathmakers, an integrated behavioral health practice management group; senior vice president for Apria Healthcare Group; and chief executive officer for CPC Alhambra Hospital. Dr. Mangiofico joined Pepperdine University's Graziadio School in 2003 and has held several administrative and faculty leadership appointments over his tenure at the business school. Dr. Mangiofico has been delivering consulting services to corporations, private business, and non-profits since 1989, as well as conducted over 300 workshops and keynote presentations in leadership, healthcare, community health, and healthcare economics.
Contact Info: info@grovesconsultinggroup.com.
Stephen McGuire, PhD
Stephen McGuire, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management at California State University, Los Angeles, where he is a recent recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award. Dr. McGuire is also a former partner of the HayGroup, where he worked as a management consultant for major organizations in 23 countries. He previously taught at Georgetown University, Catholic University of Portugal, Moscow University Touro, American University in Bulgaria, and The George Washington University, where he was awarded the Bender Prize for Teaching Excellence. Dr. McGuire is author of Managing Organizational Change as well as several research articles, and Editor of the Journal of Case Research and Inquiry.
Contact Info: info@grovesconsultinggroup.com
Nelson Granados, PhD
Dr. Nelson Granados has extensive consulting expertise on digital strategy for large organizations and startups, as they navigate the digital transformations in their respective industries, and publishes insights as a frequent contributor for Forbes. He is a Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School at Pepperdine University. He is also the Academic Director of the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration and Executive Director of the Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports and Culture. He holds a Ph.D. in Information and Decision Sciences from Carlson School of Management at University of Minnesota. His award-winning research related to the strategic and economic consequences of digital innovation is well recognized in his field, as finalist for Best Paper in Management Science, Best Publication of the Year by the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and Best Publication of the Year in the Information Systems discipline. His research has appeared in top IS journals including Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and the Journal of Management Information Systems.
Contact Info: info@grovesconsultinggroup.com