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Scot M. Faulkner's Bio
 
Mr. Faulkner advises numerous corporations on strategic change and leadership including, the American Management Association, ANZ Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield, ConAgra, The Hershey Company, Independent Insurance Agents of America, Lockheed Martin, Marriott, O-Cedar, Prudential, RR Donnelly, the Smithsonian Institution, and the World Bank. He also works with governments and corporations in emerging economies, including China, Dubai, Egypt, Malaysia, and Qatar. His articles on leadership, management reform, and global competitiveness are published in the New York Times, The Washington Times, and various business publications. He has appeared on Bloomberg Radio, CBS News, CNN, CSPAN, FOX, NPR, PBS, and numerous talk radio programs.

He also advises on economic development and real estate issues, including commercial, mixed-use development, and public-private partnerships. His engagements have included Concord Eastridge, Tompkins Builders, Glenn Construction, and Davis Carter Scott Design. Earlier in his career, Mr. Faulkner designed and implemented improvements in the acquisition and operation of 89 million square-feet of owned and leased space for the Public Building Service at the General Services Administration (GSA).

Scot Faulkner has extensive experience advising banks. He designed and led the strategic transformation of the Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ). The ANZ has $335 billion in assets and operating revenues of $10 billion. Mr. Faulkner has also advised a number of major banks on risk management, cost reduction, and customer service, including Bank Negara Malaysia ($101 billion in assets), SunTrust Bank of Florida ($179 billion in assets), and the Arab-African Bank ($1.7 billion in assets).

In 1995, Scot Faulkner was elected the first Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. He oversaw a $1 billion annual budget and 14,000 employees. His business-based reforms reduced costs and rebuilt the integrity of House operations, saving over $148 million. His reforms became a model for the operation of 44 national parliaments around the world and were named one of the Top 100 Innovations in American Government by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University.

Mr. Faulkner was the National Director of Personnel for the Reagan Bush Campaign of 1980. He went on to serve in the Presidential Transition and on the White House Staff. During the Reagan Administration Mr. Faulkner held executive positions at the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Services Administration and the Peace Corps (2 years in Africa). His accomplishments have been recognized with 26 management awards and four letters of commendation from the President of the United States.

Mr. Faulkner earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from American University and a Bachelors Degree in Government from Lawrence University. He studied at the London School of Economics and at Georgetown University. Mr. Faulkner has served as adjunct faculty at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and lectured at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

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