Adviza is a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations to achieve their missions, make difficult decisions, and set new directions for the future. Lori Rutter founded Adviza in 2004 after creating, building and selling a 40-person consulting firm. Adviza's professional focus is on strategic and business planning and entrepreneurial approaches to managing organizational growth and change. Most of Adviza's projects focus on strategic business planning, governance, executive coaching and CEO-Board relations. Ms. Rutter has a Masters degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and a BA from Harvard College. She has led boards, chaired board committees, and worked with boards through leadership transitions and mergers.
Areas of Expertise:
Board assessment, structure, training, performance
Interim directorship, Succession / transition planning
Executive coaching, Human resource assessment and planning, Leadership training and development
Managing change, Meeting facilitation, Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development, Business plan development, Collaborations and mergers
Deep expertise in these issue areas: Arts and Culture, Developmental Disabilities, Health Care, Social Services / Human Services