
Principal, Lehman Associates, LLC, strategy, research, e-engagement
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Principal, Lehman Associates, LLC, strategy, research, e-engagement
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
An experienced, results-oriented business executive with over 25 years experience in the online industry and with technology-based products and services. Frequently working with emerging technologies and new business models, he has a strong ability to see the broader picture and translate new tools into tangible benefits for companies and non-profits and their customers and members.
He left a senior management position to form Lehman Associates in 1992 to help companies and organizations take advantage of networked information and communication. This work shifted from private networks to the Internet shortly thereafter and Lehman was an early leader. He authored an article for a professional journal in 1995 titled "Doing Business on the Internet".
Lehman Associates primary services include business and marketing strategy, Internet business development, marketing and industry research, and executive consulting. Clients include private and public companies, trade and professional associations, and other non-profits. Services to associations and related non-profits is a major part of our business.
An important current focus are consulting services to enable companies and non-profits to understand and take advantage of Web 2.0 collaboration models and technology.
Lehman Associates maintains offices in Minneapolis and Washington, DC.
Strategy Consulting,
Emerging Technology and Web 2.0 Collaboration Models,
Internet Marketing and Web Strategy,
Market and Industry Research,
Member and Customer Research,
Executive Consultation,
Trade and Professional Association Services
(Government Administration industry)
December 2008 — Present (8 months)
Appointed by the Governor to serve on the Commission combining my expertise in technology and marketing with my personal experiences with hearing loss.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1991 — Present (17 years 8 months)
Lehman Associates works with companies and non-profits to leverage information technology and effective strategy to achieve organizational goals. In particular, we have focused strongly on the understanding and application of Internet technologies and interaction models. We were one of the first consultancies to provide Internet web strategy and business planning services starting in 1993 and continue to work on the leading edge of Web 2.0 social networking technologies and community models.
Many of our engagements include market and industry research to support strategic marketing and business development.
We publish the Lehman Reports, a subscription-based series of technology-focused industry studies.
Lehman Associates is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an office in Washington, DC.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1995 — December 2001 (7 years)
Principal: online conferences, meetings, and events using customized application to merge threaded discussion, reference documents and information resources, and real-time communications.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Market Research industry)
April 2000 — December 2000 (9 months)
Member of the senior management team to launch a new Internet-based market research and marketing company. Prior consulting services to help develop the business plan for the company and meet with potential investors.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1989 — December 1992 (4 years)
Online information service marketed to local and state government, spun off from Control Data Corporation and offered in partnership with leading trade and professional associations.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; cdc; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 1980 — December 1989 (9 years 2 months)
Member of core team to develop, market, and later direct an online information service for state and local government.
MA , Urban Geography / Demography , 1974 — 1978
Chemistry September 1969 — January 1971
Chemistry September 1968 — June 1969