Gary Plaster, principal with Baker Tilly, leads the family business strategy group. Gary is a nationally recognized thought leader in growth strategy with more than three decades of experience advising family business owners and C-suite executives. He previously served as managing partner of strategy consulting and chief strategy officer for another national accounting firm.
- Provides value-added counsel to family enterprises, family portfolio companies and individual family members across the entire continuum of family business growth and transition
- Adds value through growth strategy development and strategic planning with expertise in market and competitive assessments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), organizational design and operations/profit improvement
- Works with clients across multiple industries, including manufacturing and distribution, industrial and consumer products, aerospace and defense, Native American tribes, real estate, healthcare, architecture and engineering, software and technology
- Enhances the profitable and sustainable growth of private companies at all stages of the life cycle — from start-ups to global enterprises
- Co-author of two published books on growth strategies: The Road to Success: How to Manage Growth, Beyond Six Sigma: Profitable Growth through Customer Value Creation
- Center for the Return of Manufacturing Family Business Strategy Leader
- DePaul University Center for Strategy, Execution and Valuation
- Columbia University Center for Entrepreneurship
- Center for Corporate Financial Leadership
- Business Marketing Association
- Association for Corporate Growth
- American Planning Association
- Association for Strategic Planning
- American Institute of Architects
- Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
- University of Wisconsin School of Engineering
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Education
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Master of Business Administration in finance
Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering
