Russell Bishop

Russell Bishop's Key Accomplishments Include . . . Russell Bishop is a senior consultant with Vantage Partners, LLC and a Managing Partner of a marketing and business strategy consulting firm focused on transformational change. An expert in negotiation, relationship management, and performance improvement, Bishop has collaborated around the world with Fortune 500 companies across diverse sectors, including aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications, and oil and gas. With over 35 years of consulting and operating experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge to his practice, helping companies in how they plan, form, operate, review, and adjust critical partnerships. His work focuses on two key areas of partnering: how organizations form and manage strategic alliances and how they manage key supplier relationships.

Bishop has been a thought leader in the implementation of strategy for over 25 years. He was previously an Associate Partner at Andersen Consulting focusing on the implementation of complex change strategies and was a partner in the Andersen Consulting global think tank on Change Strategy. He co-founded the Productivity Development Group, a management consulting firm specializing in the implementation of strategic change initiatives, co-founded Insight Seminars, a human relations training organization, and co-founded Actioneer, a software development company specializing in browser-less Web access and messaging. Bishop is also recognized as a global thought leader on personal transformation, helping individuals and teams achieve pivotal goals. He is a Senior Editor-at-Large for the Huffington Post and has published "Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work."

More About Russell Bishop . . . In addition to his consulting practice, Bishop has inspired over two million people through keynote speeches and workshops worldwide. He has lectured on productivity for the executive MBA programs at UCLA, University of Texas, and Washington University in St. Louis. Bishop has written over 100 articles for leading publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and Psychology Today, and has appeared on ABC News Now, The Ron Insana Show, and various radio news and talk shows. He received his Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Davis. Currently residing in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, Valerie, Bishop is an avid golfer and amateur chef. Suggested Programs -Effective Negotiating Skills -Managing the Difficult Conversation in Business