About the Author:
Marc Patrick Cosentino: For the past two decades Cosentino's work has towered over the field of case interviews. The Wall Street Journal calls his book Case in Point the MBA Bible which is one of the many reasons why Cosentino is the world's foremost authority on case interviewing. He is CEO of CaseQuestions.com and a popular and sought after speaker. Over the past 28 years he has advised and coached over 100,000 students and alumni. Case in Point, is not only the number one selling case book world-wide, but is also the top book in the field of consulting as well. Cosentino is a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School, Harvard's Program on Negotiation and the University of Denver.
Evan Piekara has over ten years experience consulting and working in the government and nonprofit sectors. Evan started his nonprofit career as a member for Teach for America. He has supported BDO Public Sector in the launch of its management consulting practice and has provided strategy and operations, human capital, and information technology support to government and nonprofit clients. At BDO Public Sector, Evan led efforts building internal practice recruiting processes including interview questions, cases and candidate evaluation criteria and developed their Graduate Advisor internship program. Piekara holds a range of professional certifications that have strengthened professional experience in change management, conflict resolution, cyber security, lean six sigma, project management, continuous process improvement , and total quality control management. He has presented on a number of of topics including change management, conflict resolution, and performance measurement and evaluation and developed workshops on government and nonprofit cases. He has served in leadership roles on nonprofit boards. He earned an MBA from Georgetown, a Master's in the Science of Teaching from Pace University, and a Bachelor's from Connecticut College.
Review:
Case in Point: Government and Nonprofit distills much of what I've learned the hard way in the public sector, as both a government official and a nonprofit executive.Thomas Tighe, CEO, Direct ReliefCosentino and Piekara provide a practical, effective, and essential resource for those interested in the nonprofit or public sector. This book is a must read for anyone looking to enter the field or sharpen skills.Olin Parker, Executive Director, Louisiana Department of EducationAs a consult in the public and social sector. Marc and Evan produced a thoughtful, engaging, must-read for aspiring and current practitioners.Rohit Agarwal, Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
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