Getting to the Bottom Line Getting face time with the top executives of a major luxury car company is an uncommon experience for most people. But for McDonough School of Business Associate Professor Paul Almeida, it's just another day.
Last year, Almeida met with the leadership of Rolls Royce North America. He visited the company's plant in Indiana and spent hours consulting with company heads as part of MSB's customized consulting program. "Paul gave them the impression that he understood their business as well as they did, and that really makes a difference for people who are at the very top," says George Liebensfeld, director of academic affairs at McDonough. When Almeida considers a consulting request, he asks a few questions, namely, "What are you looking to come out of this and how would you like to use me?" ...A native of Goa, India, Almeida worked as an engineer and then launched India's first auto loans scheme at Citibank in Calcutta. But neither of these careers fulfilled him. He went on to pursue an MBA at the Indian Institute of Management and a doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of business, where he was drawn to research and teaching... Full story at http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=29021
