Dave Carpenter

Current

• CEO at Partners for Market Leadership, Inc.

Past

• National Director of Financial Advisory Services at Coopers & Lybrand
• Banking Officer at Girard Bank

Education

• Rutgers University School of Law - Camden
• Temple University
• Bucknell University

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Dave Carpenter’s Summary

Dave Carpenter is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms.

After a distinguished career at the international accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers), Dave launched Partners for Market Leadership, a consulting firm that assists professional service firms in developing sustainable market leadership. Clients range from boutiques to some of the market leaders, in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, and executive search. His work for these firms ranges from business planning to executive training to mentoring of partners. The focus of his consulting is frequently on generating new business and/or enhancing client service.

Although best known for his years of consulting to leading professional service firms and their partners, Dave Carpenter's passion is helping people to be the very best that they can be. In 2007, he was named the Exceptional Wisdom scholar on personal peak performance, and he hosts a weekly radio show on that subject on Exceptional Wisdom Radio. He is also the author of the popular blog, Prospering in Tough Times.

Dave Carpenter’s Specialties:

Much of Dave’s consulting work involves advising professional firms focused on building market leading Restructuring practices. Having distinguished himself during the 25 years he spent on the front lines of the restructuring world, Dave now works exclusively behind the scenes to help leading firms improve the marketing and operations of their Restructuring practices. He is the author of the insightful blog about the Restructuring profession, Restructuring 2.0.

Dave Carpenter’s Experience

• CEO

  Partners for Market Leadership, Inc.

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 1995 — Present (14 years 11 months)

  Founder of this boutique consulting firm providing leading professional service firms with strategic and tactical marketing assistance.

• National Director of Financial Advisory Services

  Coopers & Lybrand

  (Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; C&L; Accounting industry)

  January 1978 — December 1994 (17 years )

  Leader of the 750 professionals that specialized in litigation services, bankruptcy & restructuring services, corporate finance, M&A, and valuation. One of the five divisions of Coopers and, under Dave's leadership, the fastest growing.

• Banking Officer

  Girard Bank

  (Banking industry)

  June 1972 — December 1977 (5 years 7 months)

  Executive responsibility for work-outs of this bank's most distressed, large commercial loans. Before merging with Mellon Bank, Girard was one of the fifty largest commercial banks in the U.S.

Dave Carpenter’s Education

• Rutgers University School of Law - Camden

  JD , 1976 — 1981

• Temple University

  MBA , 1973 — 1975

• Bucknell University

  BS , Business Administration , 1968 — 1972

Additional Information

Dave Carpenter’s Interests:

Dedicated to the philosophies of Outward Bound and a participant in six of their wilderness programs.

Dave Carpenter’s Groups:

•    PricewaterhouseCoopers Alumni
•    Rutgers School of Law-Camden
•    Outward Bound
•    The Fox School of Business and Management
•    American Bankruptcy Institute
•    Restructuring and Turnaround Management
•    Turnaround, Restructuring & Distressed Debt (OPEN TO ALL)
•    C&L Financial Advisory Services Group Alumni

Dave Carpenter’s Honors:

Who's Who in the World, 1995-Current
Who's Who in America, 1993-Current
Who's Who in American Law, 1990-Current
Who's Who in Finance & Business, 1989-Current
Beta Gamma Sigma (National Business Honorary)