Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business
consulting services, today announced that Jim
Sowers has joined the Company as a managing director in its Huron
Education practice focused on human resources and change management
for universities.
“Higher education institutions are struggling to align their academic
missions with their resources, while maintaining their financial
health,” said Laura
Yaeger, executive vice president, Huron
Education. “Jim will work with the existing Huron Education team to
strengthen our robust offerings in performance improvement, change
management and enterprise wide transformation. We are pleased to welcome
him aboard and are confident he will be a tremendous resource for our
academic and research institution clients.”
Sowers
has more than 25 years of consulting experience across a variety of
industries, including working with colleges and universities. Prior to
joining Huron
Education, he served as a managing director at WIPRO Consulting
Services where he founded and managed the global human resources and
change management practice. At Huron Education, Sowers will be
responsible for expanding Huron Education’s performance
improvement and transformation offerings, specifically related to
human resources and change management. He will work with institutions to
identify critical talent needs and build talent management and human
resources capabilities.
About Huron Education
Huron
Education is the premier provider serving the unique needs of the
higher education industry. Our team of professionals, each with
extensive knowledge and experience in the business of higher education
and academic medical centers, delivers comprehensive services to the
industry and partners with institutions to improve business performance
across the enterprise. Our professionals draw from their experience
working in the strategic, financial, operational, and regulatory aspects
of higher education to develop and implement the most effective
consulting and software solutions. Huron Education has helped more than
90 of the nation’s top 100 research institutions improve their
performance so they can continue their traditions of extraordinary
achievement. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/highereducation
or follow us on Twitter: @Huron.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve
performance, comply with complex regulations, reduce costs, recover from
distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams
with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron
provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and
distressed organizations, including healthcare organizations, Fortune
500 companies, leading academic institutions, medium-sized businesses,
and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more
at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
