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Slalom leaders live our values every day as they work tirelessly to help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. Together, we learn, share, and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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“Like all Slalom team members, I work each day to advance our vision toward a world where each person has the opportunity to love their life and work. Our commitment to Slalom’s vision-led, purpose-driven, values-based culture has earned us a consistent reputation as one of the best places to work.”

Brad Jackson
CEO & Cofounder, Slalom

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Brad Jackson Outside of Slalom, Brad is raising four wonderful children with his amazing wife, Jill. Committed to leaving the world a better place than they found it, Jill and Brad are actively involved in and support many community and education organizations.

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Amy Loftus

Chief Customer Officer and President, US East Region

Amy brings more than 30 years of experience working in the consulting and health care sectors in a variety of national and global leadership roles. As Slalom’s first CCO...

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Amy Loftus

Chief Customer Officer and President, US East Region

Amy brings more than 30 years of experience working in the consulting and healthcare sectors in a variety of national and global leadership roles.

As Slalom’s first CCO, Amy is shaping how Slalom brings its capabilities together to create impact for clients and customers. Today, Amy focuses on M&A, capability building, transformation, product launch, and customer experience.

Amy continues to be a strong advocate for people and growing the next generation of leaders.

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Brian Turner

Executive President, Americas

Brian works with clients, leaders, and consultants across the globe to continuously help drive success for Slalom customers. Brian has held roles...

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Brian Turner

Executive President, Americas

Brian works with clients, leaders, and consultants across the globe to continuously help drive success for Slalom customers.

Brian has held roles at Accenture and on the executive board of directors for Rocky Mountain PBS, UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science, and the board of advisors for the University of Colorado Denver Business School. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cell biology.

Brian lives with his wife, Amy, and their three boys in Denver, where they all enjoy hitting the mountain slopes.

 

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Chris Burger

Chief Information Security Officer

Chris is a pragmatic cybersecurity leader with decades of experience in security incident response, operations, and engineering...

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Chris Burger

Chief Information Security Officer

Chris is a pragmatic cybersecurity leader with decades of experience in security incident response, operations, and engineering.

As Slalom’s first CISO, he is responsible for overseeing the company's security strategy and governance to support its global business and growth. He manages the global security organization, including security engineering, operations, privacy, risk, and compliance teams. His team ensures that Slalom and its customer data, assets, and reputation are protected from cyber threats. 

Christopher is married to Amelia Burger, and they share one child together.

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Slalom leader Dave Williams.

Dave Williams

President, Slalom UK & Ireland

Since 2017, Dave has been leading the startup and growth of Slalom UK & Ireland. Dave is energized by the ability to build a business and a team that serves clients with an unwavering principle of doing what’s right...

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Slalom leader Dave Williams.

Dave Williams

President, Slalom UK & Ireland

Since 2017, Dave has been leading the startup and growth of Slalom UK & Ireland. Dave is energized by the ability to build a business and a team that serves clients with an unwavering principle of doing what’s right and delivering an alternative to the norm—always with a smile. 

Dave is a passionate and open leader, with a desire to help organizations explore, design, and deliver their vision. His passion for business improvement and transformation spurs him to ask questions that get to the core of what matters, and then to deliver meaningful impact, fast. His motto: “Why wait?”

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Slalom leader Denis Gassman.

Denis Gassmann

President & Country Lead, Germany

Denis joined Slalom in October 2022, shortly after Slalom opened its offices in Munich, Germany. Previously, Denis spent 24 years working with Accenture...

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Slalom leader Denis Gassman.

Denis Gassmann

President & Country Lead, Germany

Denis joined Slalom in October 2022, shortly after Slalom opened its offices in Munich, Germany. Previously, Denis spent 24 years working with Accenture, where he held many leadership positions in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and throughout Europe.  

He has spent his career in tech consulting and is extremely tech-savvy, as well as an absolute tech-gadget afficionado. His main mission is to drive businesses and support communities by using modern technologies and modern ways of working.  

Denis has two children (Lea and Henry) with his wife, Ivonne, and loves history, sailing, making music, and playing golf. He also plays guitar and sings and is still active in several music projects. 

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Jim Mitchell

Chief Legal Officer

Jim has served as Slalom’s chief legal officer since 2011 and has been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a finalist in the “outstanding corporate council” category...

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Jim Mitchell

Chief Legal Officer

Jim has served as Slalom’s chief legal officer since 2011 and has been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a finalist in the “outstanding corporate council” category. In March 2013, Jim also assumed the role of secretary at Slalom.

Before Slalom, Jim served as senior vice president of corporate development, general counsel, and secretary of Corbis (later known as Branded Entertainment Network, Inc.), with responsibility globally for all legal and corporate development matters of the company and its subsidiaries.

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Slalom leader John Tobin.

John Tobin

Cofounder and Executive President, EMEA and APAC

John is focused on Slalom’s geographic expansion and supporting the company's presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific. He joined Slalom in 2001 to establish the consulting division...

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Slalom leader John Tobin.

John Tobin

Cofounder and Executive President, EMEA and APAC

John is focused on Slalom’s geographic expansion and supporting the company's presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

He joined Slalom in 2001 to establish the consulting division within the existing company that was owned by CEO and cofounder Brad Jackson. As the founder of the consulting business, John quickly established the company’s core values, amazing culture, and commitment to customer focus that has stood the test of time and become synonymous with Slalom.

Outside of work, John enjoys golf and playing sports with his wife, Ellen, and their three children: Greta, Riva, and Ryan.

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Ko Asami

President, Slalom Japan

Ko has been the president of Slalom Japan since 2021. He started his career at IBM as an engineer in 1994 and moved to Deloitte as a consultant in 2002...

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Ko Asami

President, Slalom Japan

Ko has been the president of Slalom Japan since 2021. He started his career at IBM as an engineer in 1994 and moved to Deloitte as a consultant in 2002. He specializes in cross-border market entry and commercial expansion, regional headquarter design and launch, innovative ecosystem transformation, business portfolio management, and M&A integration.​

As for Ko’s proudest professional accomplishment, it’s relationship-building. Ko adds, “I have friends across the Asia-Pacific and the world—people I can trust, who can trust me. My relationships and connections are what I’m most proud of.”

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Slalom leader Kyle Kruse.

Kyle Kruse

President, US West Region

Kyle has served in his role since 2021, and in addition to his duties in this role, he has championed the launch of Slalom’s Japan market and the rollout of global accounts. He is best known...

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Slalom leader Kyle Kruse.

Kyle Kruse

President, US West Region

Kyle has served in his role since 2021, and in addition to his duties in this role, he has championed the launch of Slalom’s Japan market and the rollout of global accounts.

He is best known for “fighting for those in the arena,” and building high-performing teams with a heavy focus on external “client centricity.”  Kyle has a passion for growing Slalom’s business and launching capabilities that help solve our clients’ hardest problems.

When Kyle isn’t deeply engaged in his community, you can find him traveling with his family in his campervan across the West Coast or around the world, sharing cultural experiences with his family and friends.  

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Slalom leader Kristine Rohls.

Kristine Santa-Coloma Rohls

Chief People Officer

Kristine is committed to driving the changes we must make as a dynamic, growth-minded organization to meet the shifting needs of Slalom’s diverse team members and customers...

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Slalom leader Kristine Rohls.

Kristine Santa-Coloma Rohls

Chief People Officer

Kristine is committed to driving the changes we must make as a dynamic, growth-minded organization to meet the shifting needs of Slalom’s diverse team members and customers. Guided by Slalom’s core values, Kristine is dedicated to creating inclusive and equitable programs and experiences where everyone feels they have an opportunity to learn and grow at Slalom. 

Kristine leads the Global People Team to partner closely with our customer-facing teams to create the next generation of consulting while keeping Slalom’s fiercely human approach at the center of everything we do.

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Slalom leader Michelle Grover.

Michelle Grover

Chief Technology Officer

As Slalom’s first CTO, Michelle is responsible for developing IT strategy, growing IT expertise to support Slalom’s goals, and evaluating opportunities for the company to learn...

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Slalom leader Michelle Grover.

Michelle Grover

Chief Technology Officer

As Slalom’s first CTO, Michelle is responsible for developing IT strategy, growing IT expertise to support Slalom’s goals, and evaluating opportunities for the company to learn from and enable its own partner technologies. She oversees the global technology organization, including infrastructure, product engineering, and architecture, with the goal of empowering Slalom teams around the world to deliver outcomes that build better tomorrows for all.

Michelle has been named by Business Insider as one of the “100 people transforming business in emerging tech,” and she is frequently quoted in major technology and business publications.

Michelle has a wonderful son, Dimitri. Both Michelle and Dimitri share a love for books. As avid readers, they will read the same titles to deepen their connection and offer new perspectives on the stories and themes.

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Slalom leader Mike Heffernan.

Mike Heffernan

Chief Financial Officer

As CFO and treasurer of Slalom since 2008, Mike is responsible for assessing and managing risks and opportunities as they pertain to the finances and operations of Slalom...

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Slalom leader Mike Heffernan.

Mike Heffernan

Chief Financial Officer

As CFO and treasurer of Slalom since 2008, Mike is responsible for assessing and managing risks and opportunities as they pertain to the finances and operations of Slalom. Mike also serves on the board of directors of Slalom’s subsidiary companies in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia–Pacific (APAC).

Mike is a husband and father to three adult children, and his favorite sports team is the UW Huskies, which makes sense as he received his bachelor’s degree from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. He has a French bulldog named Louis.

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Mike Shimota

President, Asia-Pacific & Japan

Mike has over 30 years of consulting and professional services experience running teams and client accounts in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Australia...

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Mike Shimota

President, Asia-Pacific & Japan

Mike has over 30 years of consulting and professional services experience running teams and client accounts in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Australia. His extensive experience in growing markets across the broader Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is critical to Slalom’s plans for significant growth in those regions.

Mike joined Slalom in January 2020 to launch the Australian market in Melbourne and Sydney. In 2023, he expanded the footprint to Auckland, New Zealand. Over the past four years, Mike and the leadership team have been on an impressive growth trajectory, building the market to a ~$90M AUD business ($60M USD).

Born and raised in Silicon Valley/San Jose, Mike followed his childhood dream to the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Upon graduation, he joined Accenture (Andersen Consulting) and quickly gained valuable program delivery experience. Complex program delivery took Mike across the US to Europe, Japan, and eventually to Australia in 2006, where he settled with his wife, Kelly, to raise their three sons.

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Mukesh Kumar

President of Technology

As the leader of Slalom’s technology organization, Mukesh is responsible for Slalom’s technology strategy and execution, and leads a global team of practitioners to create and deliver...

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Mukesh Kumar

President of Technology

As the leader of Slalom’s technology organization, Mukesh is responsible for Slalom’s technology strategy and execution, and leads a global team of practitioners to create and deliver end-to-end solutions to drive actionable results and long-term impact for clients. Mukesh also oversees Slalom’s partner organization, fostering award-winning partnerships with over 700 industry-leading and emerging technology and cloud providers.  

Over his nearly 30-year career in technology consulting and leadership, Mukesh has utilized his software engineering education and experience to guide C-suite clients and boards in selecting the right investments to realize business impact quickly and the bold vision to drive true change.

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Slalom leader Rich Coughlin.

Rich Coughlin

President, US Central Region

Rich, president of the US Central Region for Slalom, is a testament to the power of passion in the professional world. With over 30 years of experience in consulting...

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Slalom leader Rich Coughlin.

Rich Coughlin

President, US Central Region

Rich, president of the US Central Region for Slalom, is a testament to the power of passion in the professional world. With over 30 years of experience in consulting, Rich has collaborated with some of the largest multinational private and public companies. His deep-rooted expertise in both the resources industry and large-scale transformation has been instrumental in helping organizations overcome their most significant opportunities and challenges.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Rich is a firm believer in the importance of balance and personal well-being. He cherishes his time with his family and finds solace in the great outdoors. Whether it’s a humble game of golf, a challenging road bike ride, or a rejuvenating hot yoga session, his personal interests reflect his commitment to a well-rounded life.

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Rob Potter

Chief Accounting Officer

Rob ensures Slalom’s financial processes and practices are in place so the company can grow with purpose and care on a global scale. Rob also leads Slalom’s accounting, treasury, procurement...

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Rob Potter

Chief Accounting Officer

Rob ensures Slalom’s financial processes and practices are in place so the company can grow with purpose and care on a global scale. Rob also leads Slalom’s accounting, treasury, procurement, financial reporting, control processes, and financial systems globally.

Rob resides in the Seattle area with his wife, Carol, and is blessed to have his three married adult children and two grandchildren living close by.

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Slalom leader Sangeeta Prasad.

Sangeeta Prasad

Chief Marketing Officer

Sangeeta leads external and internal marketing for Slalom. She is a creative marketer and intrapreneur who previously held leadership roles at Russell Reynolds Associates...

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Slalom leader Sangeeta Prasad.

Sangeeta Prasad

Chief Marketing Officer

Sangeeta leads external and internal marketing for Slalom. She is a creative marketer and intrapreneur who previously held leadership roles at Russell Reynolds Associates, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, and Procter & Gamble. Sangeeta’s vision is to help Slalom become a global brand known for building better tomorrows for all, while also accelerating business growth through marketing.

Sangeeta is a lifelong learner, an avid reader, and a world traveler. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Madhu, their two children, and family dog, Nutella.

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Slalom leader Tony Rojas.

Tony Rojas

President

In his role, Tony provides strategic direction and vision for the company. He is responsible for Slalom’s growth, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability. In addition, Tony oversees...

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Slalom leader Tony Rojas.

Tony Rojas

President

In his role, Tony provides strategic direction and vision for the company. He is responsible for Slalom’s growth, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability. In addition, Tony oversees the Slalom Audit Committee and acts as a Board cosponsor of Slalom’s Sustainability & Impact initiatives and annual assessments.

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University (WSU), Tony served as the chair of the WSU Foundation Board of Governors, WSU Foundation Board of Trustees, and other WSU committees. He was previously president and co-CEO of Corbis, and began his career at Deloitte.

Tony is a proud dad to three wonderful adult daughters and husband to his amazing wife, Leslie. He is also a passionate and committed supporter of philanthropic organizations focused on improving the lives of children and families in the Seattle area.

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Slalom leader Wayne Ingram.

Wayne Ingram

President & General Manager, Slalom Canada

Wayne is a global visionary and passionate thought leader in the tech industry. Since 2015, Wayne has helped Slalom Canada expand from three employees to nearly 1,000 employees...

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Slalom leader Wayne Ingram.

Wayne Ingram

President & General Manager, Slalom Canada

Wayne is a global visionary and passionate thought leader in the tech industry. Since 2015, Wayne has helped Slalom Canada expand from three employees to nearly 1,000 employees in offices across Canada including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montréal.

Wayne began his tech career more than 30 years ago with “Big 5” consulting firm Accenture before he successfully launched Slalom’s first Canadian office in Toronto, where he continues to drive growth and help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all.

Wayne invests his head and heart in all he does. He believes in Slalom and its purpose—and he believes the time for Canada is now.

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