Assuming the role of President and Owner of a well-established consulting firm is a unique challenge. Kirsten Kuhlmann recently did just that at Oakland, Calif.-based Cliff Consulting, assuming the role once held by founder and UC Berkeley Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Professor Bob Cliff. Kuhlmann has a rich background with 25 years of executive leadership and business management expertise, and recently sat down with Consulting to talk about the changing of the guard at Cliff and her plans to continue the firm's momentum.
Consulting: What are some of the core values Bob Cliff instilled in the company that you hope to continue as the new owner?
