Who we are

IMPACT Strategy Consultants, Ltd. is a spin-off founded by former Partners and Consultants of Roland Berger, one of the top-5 strategy consultants in the world.

We have two satellite offices in London and New York. They are only satellite offices as we spend our time at the client.

We have a network of 15 strategy consultants and experts in the U.K. and U.S. All are people with prior consulting experience, who got tired of working for large, bureaucratic organizations and wanted to get back to putting the client first and deliver an IMPACT.

Who we are – Meet some of our consultants

Jacob Bruun-Jensen

Jacob Bruun-Jensen is the founder of IMPACT Strategy Consultants. He was previously Director of Corporate Strategy & Development at PepsiCo. He was responsible for identifying and evaluating “white space” growth opportunities and new adjacent growth platforms for PepsiCo. Prior to working for PepsiCo, Jacob was a Partner at Roland Berger, where he led the U.S. Consumer Goods/Retail practice team. He also worked for Kraft Foods in the U.K. in various Sales & Marketing functions.

Jacob co-authored the book “Marketing 2.0 –Strategies for Closer Consumer Relationships” and has led several national studies for the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA).

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing and a Master’s degree in International Management (with distinction) from ESCP – EAP School of Management (Oxford).

Katherine Pendill

Katherine Pendill is an independent strategy consultant working with IMPACT Strategy Consultants. She has broad experience in management consulting: both on the strategy side as a founding team member of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants' New York office, where she worked with both the IT/Telecoms/Media and Consumer Goods/Retail practice teams; and on the technology side in Telecoms at Deloitte Touche and IT at Ernst & Young. Prior to that she co-founded TOR Books, now part of the Holtzbrinck Cos.

She has authored white papers and studies on technology issues ranging from B2B in the automotive sector and ASP outsourcing to emerging trends in wireless usage. Her book on network security issues, Client/Server in an Open Systems Environment, was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Katherine has won numerous fellowships and awards including the Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship and the Special Fellow Award of the Fondation Franco-Russe. She holds an M.I.A. (M.A./M.B.A.) degree in Economics and International Business from Columbia University's Business School/School of International Affairs and a B.A. in Classics from New York University.

Daniel Rost

Daniel Rost is an independent strategy consultant working with IMPACT Strategy Consultants. He has worked extensively in new business development and market entry strategies, where he has developed extensive economic models, as well as strategic business and portfolio assessments. Dan was previously a Senior Consultant at Roland Berger in New York focusing on Consumer Goods/Retail and Financial Services. He also worked for O’Neill & Whitaker, Inc., a U.S. Customs Broker, as an Account Director for the Yellow International import account.

Dan holds a Masters of Business Administration (Finance and Marketing) from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a Bachelor of Arts, with Highest Honors, from Northwestern University.

Maureen Branley

Maureen Branley is an independent strategy consultant working with IMPACT Strategy Consultants. An experienced leader of corporate growth strategies, Maureen was most recently Director of Corporate Strategy for Dun & Bradstreet, where she led the development and execution of a new growth initiative for the $300 million Sales and Marketing Solutions business unit. Previously, Maureen was with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in New York in the Consumer Goods and Retail practice group, where she worked with Fortune 500 companies on a range of strategic issues, with particular emphasis on M&A, new market entry, and international expansion.

Maureen holds a MBA in Finance and Economics from Columbia Business School and a B.A. with Honours from University College of London, U.K.

Seth Greenwald

Seth Greenwald is an independent strategy consultant working with IMPACT Strategy Consultants. Most recently, Seth was a Project Manager with Toll Brothers, Inc. overseeing the new construction of a 230 unit condominium building in Jersey City, NJ. Before this, Seth was with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in New York, where he worked with Fortune 500 companies on a range of strategic issues, with particular emphasis working on international sales growth, restructuring and M&A.

Seth holds a BS/BA in in General Management from Boston University.