Endorsements

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Carl Kohrt, President and CEO, Battelle Memorial Institute
"As President and CEO of a leading global science and technology organization and chair of several boards, I know that business analysis and strategy development are key to success. Allen provides top-flight services in these areas. He is insightful, focused, and very skillful in communicating with both board members and staff. Allen exceeded our expectations and is a great resource for a board chair."

Abigail Wexner, Chair, Coalition Against Family Violence
"Allen has done an amazing job for us in restructuring the complex legal and financial relationships among three intertwined not-for-profit organizations. He is the ultimate professional and brings incredible rigor, discipline, clarity and insight to complicated issues. I have found his advice indispensable."

Audrey Tuckerman, Chair, Jewish Family Services

Allen Proctor was invaluable in helping our board to re-evaluate our mission and strategy. His calm, dispassionate, but insistent approach enabled our board to confront core issues of program and governance and his wide experience guided us in taking positive steps that will strengthen our organization.

Ford Huffman, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day and Chair, Columbus Symphony Orchestra

James Garland, President, The Jeffrey Company
"Allen has a wonderful ability to zoom in on the important issues and to explain them clearly and succinctly. He's terrific at making complex issues easily understandable, especially to outsiders who may miss the forest for the trees. He never lost sight of our goal, and his recommendations were made with that goal constantly in mind."

Randi Love, Clinical Associate Professor, The Ohio State University; Chair, Columbus AIDS Task Force

"We hired Allen Proctor to facilitate a board retreat; however, he provided us much more….He … ensured … the most important issues were addressed, … provided a voice of calm and reason, … [and] led us to clarity of mission and priorities in the context of a realistic view of the evolving needs of our constituency.  I highly recommend him."

Julie Castillo, Assistant Treasurer, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.
"Allen Proctor was enormously helpful to the Task Force of our Executive Council. He stands out for the speed at which he grasps the issues, his understanding of the issues we face, his analytical skills, and his practical approach to problem resolution. Strongly recommended."

Bob Milbourne, retired President and CEO, Columbus Partnership
"Allen Proctor has been an integral part of the Columbus Partnership, providing wide ranging consulting advice on a range of important projects. His financial knowledge and analytical skills have served us well and his timeliness for completing assignments is always better than expected. He has the rare ability to go directly to the core of a problem and offer a perspective that moves the project forward."

Jonathan York, former General Partner, Reservoir Venture Partners; former Chairman and CEO fourthchannel; former President, Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce
"Allen Proctor was instrumental in helping us to focus on our strengths over our competitors. Through research and his own personal knowledge, his insights played a major role in our ability to craft a persuasive message to our investors."

Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University

"Allen Proctor is an invaluable advisor and problem-solver that every university president should want at his side.  He repeatedly brings innovative solutions to a wide spectrum of university challenges and combines a sensitivity to university culture with profound operational knowledge and analytical skill."

William Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland and former President, The Ohio State University
"Proctor prepared one of the best consulting reports I have seen. It went beyond conventional financial analysis to evaluate a wide range of faculty and trustee issues which a university president must consider in making sound decisions."

William Shkurti, Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, The Ohio State University
"Allen has the rare ability to look behind the numbers to determine what is the really essential information for making good management decisions."

John Alschuler, Managing Partner, Hamilton, Rabinowitz & Alschuler, New York City
"Proctor was a source of clear headed, practical advice that helped to shape the direction of our project. Proctor provided cogent analysis and thoughtful policy advice."

Lawrence R. Ladd, National Director – Higher Education Practice, Grant Thornton LLP

"Stewardship of financial resources is a key board responsibility.  Allen Proctor shows, clearly and simply, how to exercise that responsibility.  He provides an excellent set of tools for evaluating financial performance without jargon or unnecessary complexity."

Eddie Harrell, President and CEO, Columbus Urban League

"Allen Proctor helped us to simplify our internal reports and compliance reporting.  He has a keen ability to design reports that emphasize the critical issues which boards and chief executives must know while embedding underlying detail that gives us confidence we are seeing a complete picture.  He presents a calm persistence that quickly gains the cooperation and collaboration of staff."

John C. Rosenberger, Executive Director, Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation
"You join the skills of an accomplished analyst, thinker and planner with excellent technical skills. You quickly evaluated complex financial data to produce policy-relevant advice that you clearly communicated. Your talent for powerful analysis and clear communication were complemented with your uncanny knack for anticipating the questions eventually asked by me and others."

J. Richard Emens, Partner, Chester, Willcox & Saxbe
"Proctor is a tremendous resource when my clients need investment and economic research. He quickly identifies the key issues and offers practical, focused advice."

William H. Prophater, Jr., Partner, Labor and Employment Law Group, Lane, Alton & Horst, LLC
"Allen ably reviewed a complex ERISA case and issued a report that was both comprehensive and clearly written in lay terms. His report was instrumental in the resolution of the case."

Matt Kallner, Attorney-at-Law
"Proctor provided an economic analysis that provided the supporting data to launch a major legislative effort in the Ohio General Assembly. The final product was comprehensive and thorough and helped shape our legislative strategy."

Professor Jeremy Knowles, former Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Proctor's demystifying book is important, and he argues powerfully that while budgets, projections, and fiscal prudence are essential, we must never forget the higher aspirations of our institutions. Goals should determine budgets, not conversely!

Karen S. Days, President, Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence

“[Allen Proctor] provided invaluable assistance to the Coalition [in] reviewing and clarifying budgets … serving as liaison with our auditor … supporting our 501(c)(3) application and operational matters after receipt of tax-exempt status.…  Without your assistance, the progress of the Coalition (both fiscally and programmatically) would have been hampered.”