The 2025 Women Leaders in Consulting: Mimi Macksoud

Mimi Macksoud has extensive experience across various industries and companies. She leads Sage Partners' initiative to help universities and research institutions monetize their intellectual property more effectively. Mimi has also advised Founder/CEOs on succession planning and company sales and assisted a college president in launching a unique accelerator/incubator in a competitive higher education market. Before joining Sage Partners, Mimi was the CEO and Founder of Orion’s Belt, Inc., a pioneer in business applications of Social Network Analysis and relationship mapping. She raised financing, drove product and market strategy, and recruited the founding management team. Mimi holds a patent based on the company's IP and successfully negotiated its acquisition by Dow Jones. Prior to founding Orion’s Belt, Mimi worked with Arthur D. Little, Price Waterhouse and Ropes & Gray, and founded her own strategy consulting firm. At Arthur D. Little, she led the marketing and sales effectiveness practice. At Price Waterhouse, she was one of the first marketing directors and helped win R1 universities as clients. At Ropes & Gray, she was the first chief marketing officer and led the firm's strategic planning process.