![Slywotzki](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Slywotzki.png)
Adrian J. Slywotzky (born 1951 in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
) is an American
consultant of Ukrainian origin and the author of several books on economic theory and management.
Biography
Slywotzky was born in the family of Ukrainian immigrants from the Ivano-Frankivs'k region of Ukraine. After getting his undergraduate degree at Harvard, Slywotzky also received a
JD from
Harvard Law School and an
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
from
Harvard Business School. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at
Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is an American management consulting firm. Founded in New York City in 1984 by former Booz Allen Hamilton partners Alex Oliver and Bill Wyman, the firm has more than 60 offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia- ...
.
Slywotzky wrote several books on profitability and growth, namely the bestselling ''The Profit Zone''. He is one of the most renowned consultants of the United States and was elected as one of the 25 best consultants in 2000 and 2008.
[http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ARTALPII759?C=123xOY9HnDnarQUq The Top 25 Consultants of 2008: Adrian Slywotzky of Oliver Wyman]
In 2001 he received an honorary professorship from the
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ( NaUKMA) ( uk, Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» (НаУКМА)) is a national, research university located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The ...
.
He lives in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston ...
.
Publications
;Books
*''
Value Migration: How to Think Several Moves Ahead of the Competition'' (1995)
*''The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits'' with David J. Morrison and Bob Andelmann (1998)
*''Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business'' with David J. Morrison and Ted Moser (1999)
*''How Digital Is Your Business'' with David J. Morrison (2000)
*''Profit Patterns: A Field Guide'' with David J. Morrison (2002)
*''The Art of Profitability'' (2004)
*''How to Grow When Markets Don't'' with Richard Wise (2005)
*''The Upside: From Risk Taking to Risk Shaping—How to Turn Your Greatest Threat into Your Biggest Growth Opportunity'' with Karl Weber (2007)
*''Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It'' with Karl Weber (2011)
References
External links
*
1951 births
Living people
American business theorists
Writers from New York City
Harvard Law School alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
Economists from New York (state)
21st-century American economists
{{US-economist-stub