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Stephen Todd

Stephen Todd is Director of Operations Management Research (OMR).  He has over 25 years experience working with technology-based businesses ranging from new start-ups to global companies.  He is a “blue collar” consultant who specialises in delivering measurable results. Projects he has worked on have generated quantifiable bottom-line benefits worth over $100 million.

He has worked with companies across a wide range of sectors including: aerospace & defence, automotive, computers, electronics, industrial, government, semiconductors, software, telecommunications and transport. His experience covers:

  • Development of business and operations strategy;
  • Driving step-change improvements in operational performance;
  • Turning round major projects;
  • Setting up new ventures and establishing partnerships.

Prior to founding Operations Management Research, Stephen worked for seven years with Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM) – the world leader in helping technology-driven companies achieve breakthrough results.  Prior to joining PRTM, he spent ten years with Hewlett-Packard and five years with GEC-Marconi.  At Hewlett-Packard he led multi-national research teams at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, and was R&D Business Development Manager for Hewlett-Packard’s Medical Products Group, reporting directly to the worldwide head of R&D.

Stephen has been working with the Saïd Business School since 2003 as an Associate Fellow and Sector Consultant. He teaches on the MBA Operations Management and Entrepreneurship Project core courses and is part of the team working with Zhejiang University on the Goldman Sachs funded 10,000 Women Program.

He is a Senior Visiting Researcher at the Global Entrepreneurship Research Centre at Zhejiang University and has been a guest lecturer at the London Business School, Warwick Business School and the Warwick University Engineering Management Centre.

Stephen holds an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an MBA from the London Business School.