Susan Acker-Walsh
CEO and Co-Founder, CREO, LLC
- Role
- CEO & Co-founder at CREO
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Susan Acker-Walsh
Visionary leader, known for driving profitable growth by crafting and implementing innovative strategies domestically and internationally. Record of scaling companies organically and through strategic acquisitions while delivering exemplary customer service and support in the health, drug development and technology industries. Leverage exceptional skills to build multi-functional teams, develop impactful leaders, communicate with internal and external stakeholders as well as deliver compelling Leadership and Board presentations. Select Accomplishments• Key member of leadership team that grew Constella Group from $2M to ~$20M in EBITDA. • Played major role in expanding Constella Group from $45M to nearly $200M in revenue in four years. • Instrumental in selling Constella Group to public company at 11x EBTIDA ($189M). • Started and grew Blue292 from concept into a 2-division software company. • Turned around $27M Global Clinical Development business for SRA International, positioning it for divestiture. • Led separation following the divestiture of Futures Group (an international development company) from SRA. Core CompetenciesStrategic Planning • Operations Optimization • Data Driven Analysis and Problem SolvingM & A • Negotiations • Business Metrics & Reporting • Growth StrategiesTeam Building and Mentoring • Leadership DevelopmentProject Management • Succession Planning • Customer Satisfaction
Experience
CEO & Co-founder
Jan 2016 — Present · Chapel Hill, NC, US
After years of leading businesses in diverse industries, we noticed that companies often struggle with similar operational challenges. These companies spend precious resources addressing the same problems, often losing focus on what matters most. That’s where CREO comes in. As a boutique management consulting firm dedicated to perfecting business operations in health, life sciences, and technology markets, we are passionate about recognizing patterns, solving problems, and making companies healthier. We apply our proven C-Suite experience to your most demanding issues—through fractional leadership, strategic consulting, executive coaching, merger & acquisition (M&A) management, and more—helping you break constraints, transform your thinking, and improve your business.
Education
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy
1995 — 1997
Mount Saint Mary's University
Bachelor's of Arts, History
1984 — 1987
Skills
- Executive Management
- Operations Management
- Performance Management
- Crm
- Analysis
- Negotiation
- Strategy
- Outsourcing
- Business Development
- Pmp
- Security
- Enterprise Software
- Leadership
- Business Intelligence
- IT Management
- Business Strategy
- Vendor Management
- Sdlc
- Forecasting
- Business Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- Government
- Program Management
- Product Management
- Change Management
- Management
- Team Building
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Training
- New Business Development
- Government Contracting
- Process Improvement
- Integration
- Project Planning
- Risk Management
- Management Consulting
- Mergers
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