Kevin Wilkins

About Kevin Wilkins

With more than 35 years of experience in corporate and private ventures, Kevin is an expert on organizational strategy and change management. Kevin has built a strong team of consultants at Trepwise who collectively have worked with over 500 organizations within private and public sectors, nonprofits, and foundations.Since moving to New Orleans, he has served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and COO for The Idea Village (20••••13). Kevin’s early experience working in the New Orleans ecosystem with for-profit, non-profit and public entities led him to solidify his vision for Trepwise: thriving communities where good ideas spread. Kevin has also served on several nonprofit boards, currently for YPO Louisiana, Tulane Hillel, Institute of Mental Hygiene, City Year New Orleans, Touro Synagogue, Collegiate Academies, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, The Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education, and formerly for Louisiana Children’s Museum, Pelican Bomb, Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation.Kevin is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has held executive leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, Fidelity Investments, and State Street Research & Management. In addition, In addition, Kevin is a lead mentor for the national Goldman Sachs Small Businesses Program and a mentor to startups in the Spark10 accelerator program based in India.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Trepwise

   Jul 2013 — Present

   Trepwise is a management consulting firm that works with purpose-driven organizations to maximize their potential. We partner with our clients to identify challenges and opportunities through a human-centered approach to problem solving. Working with hundreds of organizations across all sectors and industries, our team leverages innovative approaches to create sustained competitive advantage and impact for clients. We extract insights, design strategies, and support implementation to set clients on a pathway to organizational excellence.Our vision is thriving communities where good ideas spread. Whether it is strengthening institutions that provide essential services to individuals and families, helping to build a robust economy with organizations that are hiring and paying well, or creating opportunities for individuals to access prosperity through starting and growing organizations – it all starts with good ideas.

Education

• Dartmouth College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government

• Harvard Business School

  MBA, General Management

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Operations Management
• Service Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Start-Ups
• Organizational Design
• Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Change Management
• Event Management
• Strategy
• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Coaching
• Marketing
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Market Research
• Financial Analysis
• Fundraising
• Public Relations
• Management Consulting