Lou Peluso

Luigi Peluso advises senior executives in discrete manufacturing, high tech, aerospace and defense, and process industries. In particular, he works with executives to leverage and implement best business practices and technologies to support and enhance their operational strategies. Recent clients include EMC, GE Capital, Pitney Bowes, and BP Amoco. He is a thought leader in supply chain management. Mr. Peluso has been responsible for developing intellectual capital for several market leading consulting firms. He has led teams of leading research, consulting, and industry experts to partner with clients to help them develop competitive advantage in their markets. These teams assist clients with operating strategy, business case development, partner selection, implementation design, best practice deployment, and risk and change management. Lou has been a Vice President at CSC Index and The Councours Group and a Partner at Benchmarking Partners. Several of his clients have been acclaimed in the business press for their achievements and improved operating performance.

Mr. Peluso has been the lead instructor for courses at MIT for executives and graduate students entitled, "Value Chain Network Strategy", co-sponsored by MIT's Sloan Business School and Graduate School of Logistics. He has taught in the Graduate School of Business for the University of Chicago. Lou has been an adjunct faculty member in the Business Department of Clemson University and led seminars for New York University. In addition to his 15 years of research and experience as a consultant to clients such as United Technologies Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand, Danaher, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, AT&T, Knight-Ridder, and Dupont, and he has held senior executive positions in Sales and Marketing. Mr. Peluso co-authored The People Dimension: Managing the Transition to World Class Manufacturing. He has contributed to several other books and articles on business and operations strategy including works by thought leaders such as James Champy, Michael Tracy, Fred Wiersema, Tom Peters, and Jordan Lewis. Mr. Peluso speaks frequently before professional societies and associations. His talks focus on strategy and business best practice deployment. Luigi has earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut.