Shawn O'connor
About Shawn O'connor
Through my domestic and international work at Stratus Prep, McKinsey & Co., Mercer Management Consulting, Lehman Brothers, Georgetown Global Management Consulting, the US State Department and the US Congress, I have developed expertise in domestic and international strategy, marketing, and market entry as well as negotiation and cross-cultural management. I have worked in the educational, financial services, transportation/airline, agricultural, and technology sectors in addition to the public and non-profit sectors. I have significant entrepreneurial experience having started Stratus Prep with just $5,000 and growing it into a multi-million dollar company with 60 professionals and more than 4,000 clients in 39 states and 50+ countries. I have led teams of varying sizes (from two to nearly one hundred) and have worked in English, Spanish and Portuguese. I have been published or profiled in Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, among other publications and have appeared on radio and television. I have been invited to speak at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, among other universities as well as top companies and non-profits, such as Bain & Company and Teach for America. I have also launched The Stratus Foundation which aimed to ensure equality in education opportunities and The O'Connor Family Foundation which focuses on education, the arts, global culture, and building strong and diverse communities.