Client Testimonials

“Timothy Swords is a results-oriented professional. Strategic and able to see both the big picture and the smallest details. I worked with Timothy on many projects and it was his leadership and insights that helped us find and implement the best solutions. Timothy is bright, energetic, easy to work with, and knows how to prioritize and focus. He is able to take complex data and turn it into usable information and has the ability to work with executive management teams to lead them to strategic solutions for core business issues. Timothy’s consulting assistance is extremely valuable to any team or organization seeking to improve its performance.”

Steve Mark
Head of Strategic Account Relationship Management, Fidelity Investments

“Timothy developed a strategy and plan for an internal change management organization supporting IT at Merck & Co., Inc. Timothy was masterful in applying the concepts of the Balanced Scorecard to help us clarify our strategy & dynamically move to execution. He brought a true general management consulting approach, using financial and operational analyses, as well as a keen understanding of organizational development subtleties that enable sustainable and concrete change. As a result, our team made significant progress in aligning around a highly action-oriented plan, with buy-in from the highest levels of IT management. I highly recommend Timothy for any organization that is struggling with prioritization or direction and requires a well-defined strategy and plans to get on track for a successful future.”

Beverly Rosella
Director, Business Architecture, Merck & Co., Inc.

“Timothy helped us translate our aggressive strategic growth plan into a pragmatic implementation roadmap. He accomplished this by leading a structured dialogue across the organization around priorities and tradeoffs. Key to this effort was empowering the leadership team to collaboratively create the roadmap, with Timothy acting as a highly effective coach and facilitator. This resulted in Root Capital being tightly focused on building the capacity of the few key business units necessary for the 50% annual growth we achieved last year by following our roadmap.”

William Foote
Founder & CEO, Root Capital

“Timothy presents a unique way of thinking about your business—how to drive growth and profitability within the full context of your customers, shareholders, and employees and what are your specific opportunities and challenges. His approach is the best one I have ever experienced in getting to the desired outcomes of a passionately engaged leadership team and an actionable strategic plan, while immediately generating improvements and efficiencies in how we operate day-to-day.”

Bill Torchiana
President, Torchiana, Mastrov & Sapiro

“Timothy worked with me and our leadership team on strategy execution and leadership team development for Juma Ventures, a nonprofit social enterprise youth development program. Timothy leverages his considerable consulting experience in for-profit and nonprofit organizations to bring leading-edge approaches to managing an enterprise, while also taking into consideration the unique cultural aspects of nonprofits and their staff. As a result, our team made significant progress in improving how we work together, grounded in a disciplined focus on achieving our mission objectives. We could not have been more thrilled with these results.”

Marc Spencer, Ph.D.
CEO, Juma Ventures

“At Lam Research, Timothy played a key role in creating development plans for senior and high potential managers. He brings a powerful blend of business experience, insight, empathy, and a strong desire to help executives realize their full potential as leaders. I’d recommend Timothy for any organization wishing to reach its potential.”

Michael Gordon
Executive Development Program Manager, Lam Research

“Our non-profit organization has grown in a few years into a mid-sized organization sorely in need of a strategic plan. Timothy arrived at just the right time. He has an uncanny ability to listen carefully to the priorities of individuals on the leadership team, help us clarify our organizational goals, and develop clear strategies to achieve them. When one of our main goals was hampered by tricky personnel issues, Timothy provided a framework for a resolution that highlighted our core commitments until we arrived at a mutually agreeable solution. We were all amazed. His leadership style is understated and other-focused with an unwavering focus on practical results. Timothy obviously enjoys his work and knows how to get the job done.”

Chris Germer, PhD 
Co-founder and Board member

“Timothy serves with distinction as Chairman of IA’s Board. When he became Chairman, Timothy quickly discerned the critical success factors for our business and helped the Board focus on the most strategic and operational questions. With his strategy alignment and execution background, Timothy has also helped our management team apply OKR and Balanced Scorecard disciplines to better manage the business on a day-to-day basis.”

Barry Rosen 
CEO, Interaction Associates

“Timothy is a superb strategic advisor and executive coach. Through weekly coaching sessions, he has helped me gain clarity around New Sector’s long-term strategic direction and short-term priorities. He has been a thoughtful sounding board on how to maximize our impact, providing a unique and invaluable perspective. At the same time, he has helped me develop practical action plans for addressing various day-to-day challenges — enabling me to become a more effective leader. In sum, I highly recommend Timothy and his insightful approach.”

Carlin (Carly) Janson
Executive Chair, Founder & Former CEO, New Sector Alliance