Bob Willen
Robert E. “Bob” Willen from Shoreham, New York is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper who was the 1987 ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He is currently a partner at A.T. Kearney and managing director for the Middle East based in Riyadh. Previously, he had responsibility for A.T. Kearney's global Automotive; Aerospace & Defense; Transportation and Industrials practice areas; and the United States public sector practice.
Early life and soccer career[edit]
Willen graduated from Shoreham-Wading River High School where he set a New York High School record for 39 career shutouts.[1] He played collegiately with the University of Virginia from 1984 to 1987.[2] In 1987, he was selected as a first team All American[3] and the ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year.[4] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics then gained a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He returned to UVa to attend the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and assist as a goalkeeper coach with the Cavaliers. He joined A.T. Kearney in 1985. In 1995, he left the company to become a Vice President of EDS. In 2005, he returned to A.T. Kearney as president of A.T. Kearney Public Sector & Defense Services, LLC and Vice President of A.T. Kearney.[5]
Professional work[edit]
Prior to joining A.T. Kearney, Bob worked at General Dynamics Space Systems, providing technical support for the Atlas family of space launch vehicles and various commercial business development activities.[6] He joined A.T. Kearney in 1995 as a consultant. In 2001, after having been promoted to principal,[7] Willen coauthored the book, Rebuilding the Corporate Genome: Unlocking the Real Value of Your Business with Johan C. Aurik, current chairman of A.T. Kearney,[8] and Gillis J Jonk, a former A.T. Kearney partner. In 2008, Willen was named as one of the leaders of A.T. Kearney's Public Sector practice in the Americas.[9] In 2013, he was also named the leader in the Automotive Practice and Aerospace & Defense Practice.[10] He was appointed managing director for the Middle East in 2015.
References[edit]
- ^ DESPITE NORMALITY, WILLEN IS SUPERB GOALIE FOR U.VA. Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sunday, November 16, 1986
- ^ UVa Cavaliers soccer records
- ^ "1987 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ NCAA Men's Soccer Awards
- ^ LinkedIn: Robert Willen
- ^ Willen, Robert E.; Rude, Bradley J. (1993). "Atlas IIAS ascent trajectory design for the SOHO mission". NASA Sti/Recon Technical Report A. 95: 1239. Bibcode:1993STIA...9585805W.
- ^ "ICIS Chemical Business".
- ^ "Johan Aurik Elected to Lead A.T. Kearney". www.consultingmag.com/.
- ^ Krell, Eric. "The Sequester Squeeze". www.consultingmag.com.
- ^ Garber, Randy; Willen, Robert (9 April 2012). "Achieving affordability: A smarter approach to the Pentagon budget". www.thehill.com.
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