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Dr. Evelyn Robertson
Female
Long Beach, CA
United States
1973
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- Biography:
- Dr. Evelyn D. Robertson, founder of the consulting firm Robertson and Associates, is a management consultant with experience assisting large organizations in designing and implementing strategic change and tactical business improvement strategies. A scholar-practitioner, Dr. Robertson uses an approach rooted in strong business ethics, a commitment to knowledge transfer and a focus on improved bottom line results.
She is experienced in the successful development of innovative programs as well as the implementation of targeted leadership, management, and change strategies. Her functional areas of expertise include knowledge management, total quality management, organization change, training and development, and diversity management.
Previously Dr. Robertson held numerous management positions at Xerox Corporation in areas including sales, marketing, and executive consulting, culminating in management of certain global programs at the Xerox Leadership Institute. In her last position with Xerox, she assisted in the design and implementation of a corporate knowledge management initiative, corporate diversity initiative, guided global corporate programs to assess and prepare emerging leaders for senior level positions and was responsible for leadership development research, planning, and implementation.
Robertson has consulted with numerous organizations including Beckman Coulter, Xerox, Advanced Medical Optics, Port of Long Beach, Southern California Edison, Port of San Diego, Los Angeles Unified School District, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, San Diego International Airport, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Northeastern Regional Hospital, Sun MicroSystems, Compaq, Kinko’s, Irvine Ranch Water District, Philip Morris, and Xerox China Limited.
A frequent speaker, Dr. Robertson has appeared before groups such as Bell Laboratories, Disney Imagineering, US Dept of the Navy, University of California Irvine, National Educational Services, Donnelly Information Publishing, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Alpha Graphics, Association of California School Administrators, and Baker, Hostetler, McCutchen & Black Law Firm. Dr. Robertson is an adjunct professor in the Organizational Leadership doctoral program at Pepperdine University.
Robertson earned an Ed.D. in Organization Change (2001) and a M.B.A. (1995) both from Pepperdine University (Malibu, California), and a B.Sc. in Business from University of Washington (Seattle). Her doctoral dissertation researched a “Comparative Analyses of Knowledge Management Practices in a United States of America High-Technology Multi-National Corporation Located in the People’s Republic of China and High Technology Firms in the U.S. Silicon Valley.” - Family:
- Daughter
- Interests:
- Skiing (snow or water), Fitness (1/2 marathons), Travel (global), Music (classical, R&B, Christian/gospel, 50s-80s, doo wop)
- Occupation:
- Entrepreneur. Management Consultant (Organization Change)
- Personal Or Business Website If Applicable:
- http://RobertsonAndAssociates.US.Com
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