Stephen Pratt

Stephen Pratt

Chief Executive Officer at Berkeley Tennis Club

TED Attendee
Oakland, California, United States
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About Stephen

I am a…

Athlete, Business adviser, Business leader, Change agent, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Idea generator, Musician, Parent, World traveler

Bio

Stephen Pratt CEO and Managing Director – Infosys Consulting, Inc. Founder and leader of new generation of management consulting firm combining strategy + technology and global teams connected seamlessly – a Flat World pioneer. Accomplishments • Elected as one of Top 25 Consultants in the World in 2003 and 2005 by Consulting Magazine • Elected to Braxton (Deloitte Consulting) Board of Directors by fellow Partners- 2003 • Led transformation of high tech client involving 32 projects and over 500 people. Created over two billion dollars in client value– 2002 to 2004 • Founder of the Deloitte CRM practice. Led the practice from founding to over 3,000 people and over $750M in revenue. Work Experience Infosys Consulting – Chief Executive Office & Managing Director 2004 - Present Deloitte Consulting – Partner 1992 – 2004 Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. 1984 – 1992 Education Northwestern – Electrical Engineering George Washington – Masters in Satellite Communications design Current Interests Tennis (Any time, Any where) Wine (Mostly French) Guitar (Les Paul’s or Martins) Former Interests Rugby (too many injuries at Northwestern) Sailboat racing (pitchpoled my Hobie too many times)

I'm passionate about

Re-inventing consulting. Les Paul guitars. East-West business relationships. Bordeaux. Technology to help companies run better. Topspin backhand winners. Managing large scale change well.

An idea worth spreading

What the heck is globalization... Source capital from where it is least expensive. Hire people where there is the best talent at the best price. Sell where you can make the most profit. That is globalization.

Areas of expertise

India, Management Consulting, Technology as a management tool

Things you might not know

Working with India. Topspin backhands. Helping companies become more competitive. Sailing. Identifying wines (esp Bordeaux). Implementing complex business change. Being married to a Neurosurgeon.