Our Team

Ignition Strategic's team delivers world-class strategy consulting and comprises consultants from the top-tier strategy firms, scientists at the forefront of their field, and successful entrepreneurs.

Our clients also leverage Ignition Ventures' network of world-class scientists. Ignition Ventures' consultants have expertise across multiple disciplines from physics to biology, from material science to medical devices. These scientists are active researchers who consult for us on a part-time basis, working closely with our consultants listed below.

Maureen Stancik Boyce

Education: M.I.T. (Ph.D.), M.I.T. Sloan School of Management (M.B.A.), Carnegie-Mellon University (B.S.)
Expertise: Technological innovation and entrepreneurship; strategic and business planning; growth strategies
Experience: Ignition Ventures, IBM Strategy and Change, Mainspring, Bain & Company

Amy Salzhauer

Education: M.I.T. Sloan School of Management (M.B.A.), Cambridge University (M.Phil.), Harvard (A.B.)
Expertise: Technological innovation and entrepreneurship; licensing and negotiations; fundraising and funding strategies
Experience: Ignition Ventures; CEO of multiple start-up companies; technology columnist for leading publications

Kathryn Roy

Education: Harvard Business School (M.B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (M.S.), Colgate University (A.B.)
Expertise: Strategic positioning, pricing, brand development, organizational leadership, growth strategy
Experience: Lotus, AT&T, Phase Forward
 

Barry Horwitz

Education: Harvard Business School (M.B.A.), Colby College (B.A.)
Expertise: Strategic and business planning, marketing strategy and implementation, growth strategy
Experience: Boston Consulting Group, NOP World Consulting, EasyAsk Inc., Sprockets.com Inc., Bradlees Inc., ShopKo Stores Inc., Purity Supreme Supermarkets, independent consulting
 

Linda Cyr

Education: Cornell University (Ph.D., M.S.), University of Virginia (B.S.)
Expertise: New venture development, growth strategy, organizational leadership, development and alignment
Experience: Harvard Business School and M.I.T. Sloan School faculties, GTE
 
Bruce Chafee
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M.), Dartmouth College (A.B.)
Expertise: Competitive strategy, business planning, process improvement, organizational alignment, entrepreneurial experience
Experience: Viant Corp., State Street Corp., HBO & Company
 
Amy Blitz
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., S.M.), Colby College (B.A.)
Expertise: Growth strategy, communications and public relations, international expansion
Experience: Ernst & Young, Harvard Business School, various boutique consulting firms, U.N.-affiliated economic development organization in the Philippines
 

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