Ron Koprowski is a the Forum EMEA Market Leader and a member of Forum's Global Leadership Team. He provides market and cross functional leadership to Forum's European operations.  In the past 17 years, he has led functions in research, methodology development, client design and executive consulting. These functions generate the thought leadership and change offerings that drive growth strategies in organizations.  Ron brings considerable experience and proven success with clients to all his roles. He has a track record of outstanding client work in sales, leadership and organizational change: all as levers in achieving business results.  Much of Ron's works on large scale initiatives and has extensive global, multi-cultural business expertise.

Ron designed and led significant projects with some of Forum's premier clients such as Merck, GE Capital, Cathy Pacific and American Express. The Merck and American Express initiatives garnered ASTD and SHRM annual Awards for Project Excellence and business impact.  His teams have also received Chairman's Awards from the CEO's of clients and from Forum.

Prior to Forum, Ron held a variety of general management positions at Chase Manhattan Bank including roles in retail banking, HR leadership, global leadership development and service quality. At United Airlines, he managed and led development functions in sales, service and leadership. These corporate experiences in leadership, sales and customer initiatives spanned both US and international locations. Ron is a retired Colonel in the United States Army with extensive logistical and operations expertise gained while on active duty and in the reserves.

Ron is sought out to speak frequently at conferences such as The Conference Board and Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) and to contribute insight in publications. He has contributed to: Harvard Business Review, Selling Power, Sales and Marketing Management, Strategic HR Review, Management Development: Theory and Practice, and Pharmaceutical Executive. Three recent articles are: HBR: Finding the Weak Links; The Pressure Paradox: How High Performing Sales Organizations Respond; Selling in a Rebounding Economy; and Implementing Global Leadership Development

He has academic training in psychology, marketing and organizational effectiveness with a BA degree from the University of Colorado and an MBA from St. John's University, NY.