Public Sector:

Ed Weinstein.
Over the past 25 years, Ed has developed and run more than 500 studies relating to financial services for both public and private sector clients. Ed’s public sector clients have included departments and agencies focused on diverse financial issues including: deposit insurance, trade finance, securities regulation, professional accreditation, international development, investor education, and financial consumer protection.  Several of the public sector relationships are long-term advisory relationships including strategy development, research management, and monitoring of achievement of objectives. Short-term assignments are common and typically have a well-defined technical focus.  Ed holds a PhD in Measurement & Evaluation (Applied Statistics) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.  He is also a licensed Industrial-Organizational Psychologist.
 
Jim Thompson is a senior bank executive with over thirty years of experience as an international banker with active involvement in all aspects of trade finance, institutional sales, electronic banking and overseas branch management. He spent 16 years abroad working in Belgium, Zaire, Philippines, Singapore and France and has negotiated deals in over 50 countries. Jim has an MBA in International Business and is fluent in both English and French.  He is currently an International Advisory Board Member for the Bankers Association for Finance & Trade.

Judith Weinstein. Judith is a Partner in The Brondesbury Group. Her practice focuses on increasing knowledge and understanding of effective performance and processes in health care. Judith developed and led a decision support group at a large community hospital group that provided guidance for clinical, administrative and financial decisions, and directed a funded project resulting in a successful care management system. Her consulting has included work in clinical pathways, needs assessment regarding strategies for integrated evidence-based clinical management tools, and strategies for care provider groups to develop tools and systems targeted to regional needs. Judith holds an MA in Program Evaluation and Computer Applications from the University of Toronto and nursing credentials in Ontario, Quebec, and the UK.

Lori Bottrell. Lori is a research consultant with a specialization in project management, focus groups and analysis of qualitative data. Overseeing the day-to-day activities of fieldwork and specially trained in N6 software for qualitative analysis, Lori provides unique insights into our interview findings. She also interviews senior level respondents and opinion leaders and plays an active involvement with study design and development. Her scope of fieldwork spans national and international boundaries that often involves managing diversity in language, culture and business practices.  Over the last four years, Lori has participated in well over 30 projects including several studies on electronic banking and global trade.  

Dina Al-Saffar. With a degree in Applied Quantitative Information Technology and a Diploma in Operational Research, Dina is a research consultant with a focus on quantitative analysis and the use of online databases for intelligence gathering.  She is also experienced in modeling and simulation work.  In addition to her analytic work, Dina co-authored several studies, including a global trade outsourcing study.  Prior experience includes work as an e-commerce tele-consultant on behalf of Microsoft b-Central.

Brian Woolsey. After a career in the Public Service and subsequent work in the insurance industry, Brian has worked extensively with The Brondesbury Group. He has interviewed both buyers and sellers of financial services around the globe as part of this work. During his career in the public service, both federally and provincially, Brian successfully developed and executed business plans aiming to improve communication with the public. In the latter part of his career, Brian’s work focused on creating public and private sector joint ventures. His understanding of the public and private sector is integral to his work with The Brondesbury Group.



 
 
     



 

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