GEOFF GUILFOY
Executive Professor
B.A., San Jose State University
M.B.A., Willamette University

EML: gguilfoy@willamette.edu

“People are the heart and spirit of all that counts.”
- Max DePree, author and founder of Herman Miller Office Furniture

“Leadership is about people and the intimate, intricate relationships between them.”
- Chuck Ferguson, Indomitable Spirit: Life Changing Lessons in Leadership

“Being a leader changes everything. Before you are a leader, success is all about you. Nothing you do anymore as an individual matters except how you nurture and support your team and help its members increase their self-confidence. Put another way: Your success as a leader will come not from what you do but from the reflected glory of your team.”
-Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric

Geoff Guilfoy is a principal at AKT LLP, a professional financial services and consulting firm founded in Oregon in 1973. AKT LLP has offices in Lake Oswego and Salem, Oregon; San Diego, California; and Anchorage, Alaska.

In his role at AKT LLP, Geoff is a leader in the firm's management consulting practice and in its Public Sector Division. Prior to joining AKT LLP, Geoff served in executive management positions in Oregon state government for more than 17 years. He served as Deputy Director for the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services and for several years was the Assistant Administrator for the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Budget and Management Division.

Geoff has a Masters of Business Administration degree from Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management, is a Certified Management Consultant, a Certified Government Financial Manager, and has been an executive professor at Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management since 1989. Geoff currently serves on the Boards of Directors for the Oregon/SW Washington Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants, SEDCOR and Co-Serve International.

Geoff regularly speaks and leads seminars on a variety of topics. Geoff has been a featured speaker at Willamette University's Executive Development Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship and at the University of San Diego's conference on Nonprofit Board Governance. Geoff has also taught a leadership course at the Kyiv National Linguistics University in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Geoff, his wife Cheryl, and their two adult children Nichole and Evan have lived in Oregon since 1978. His interests include hiking, volunteering in the community and reading. For more information on AKT LLP visit their website: www.aktcpa.com

For more information on AKT LLP visit their website: www.aktcpa.com

• Strategic and business planning
• Operations and systems reviews
• Organization design and development
• Training and facilitation
• Intergovernmental liaison and problem solving

• Board Member, Oregon/SW Washington Institute of Management Consultants
• Board Member, SEDCOR
• Board Member, Co-Serve International

Past Service:

• Board Member, PACE, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University
• Board Member, Greater Oregon Academy for Leadership and Service
• Board Member, Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Chair, Public Officials Compensation Commission
• Secretary and Board Member, Not-for-Profit Services Association
• Board Member, Salem Area Mass Transit District
• Board Member, State Management Association
• Board Member, Appraisers Certification and Licensure Board