Geralynn Franceschini

About Geralynn Franceschini

Geralynn Franceschini is a dynamic and results-driven leader with 25+ years of global experience in corporate and management consulting, specializing in enterprise strategy, transformation, and business operations. She has a proven track record of leading complex, high-impact initiatives across private, government, and non-profit sectors—delivering measurable results through strategic insight, analytical rigor, and hands-on leadership. Geralynn\'s sector experience includes information technology, telecommunications, satellite, hotel, government, higher education, and international economic development. She has worked in a global capacity in international public-private partnership development in various industries throughout Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Russia.Geralynn thrives on solving big, complex challenges—the kind that requires both strategic vision and the ability to align diverse stakeholders to drive meaningful change. As a proven strategist and problem-solver, she specializes in identifying strategic opportunities, navigating macro and micro complexities, and driving transformation. Geralynn has led strategy development and implementation, transformation, strategic partnerships, PESTLE (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental) analysis, business case development, financial and operational analysis, business operations, and change and program management. Notable organizations include PwC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Marriott International, Unisys, Intelsat, and most recently, American University, where she served as Executive Director of Strategy Implementation in the President’s Office. Geralynn’s cross-functional expertise spans strategic partnerships and positioning for sustainable revenue generation, business development and marketing, as well as finance, HR, IT, operations and administration. As a member of SZH Consulting, she recently designed and facilitated strategy and program design sessions with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a Post-Masters Certificate in Information Technology from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA from American University, and a BA in Political Science and Spanish with a minor in Economics. Geralynn is PMP certified and fluent in Spanish. She serves on the Vation Ventures Innovation Advisory Council, contributing insights on the evolving intersection of innovation, strategy, and leadership

Experience

1. Executive Consultant, Strategy and Transformation

   Szh Consulting

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Post Masters Certificate

• American University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• State University of New York at Binghamton

  Bachelor's degree

Skills

• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Business Planning
• Process Improvement
• Business Transformation
• Management Consulting
• Business Intelligence
• Management
• Performance Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Budgets
• Pmp
• Business Strategy
• Change Management