Dr. David C. D. Rogers
Over his 51 years of consulting experience, Dr. David C. D. Rogers has delighted domestic and international audiences alike with his energetic and exciting delivery, highly interactive presentations and numerous up-to-date dramatic examples that make financial number crunching fun and intellectually challenging for CPAs and neophytes alike. He brings a distinctive combination of academic and “hands-on” management experience to CI analysts who need to acquire or improve their financial sleuthing skills. Dr. Rogers’ enthusiasm and broad financial knowledge help make each actual example relevant to participants – even those who may be intimidated by a 10-K or an annual report. He never wavers from the critical imperative: “How do I apply this to my job tomorrow?”

Dr. Rogers is a consultant on strategic planning, financial competitive intelligence and executive development to dozens of Fortune 500 and international companies. For thirteen years, he taught at the Harvard Business School, including five years in Harvard’s then 16 week Program for Management Development. He later became Chairman of the Policy and Control area at the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business Administration and also taught at Babson College where he headed the capstone Business Policy course that focused on the role of the general manager in formulating and implementing strategy. In addition, Dr. Rogers had eight years operating experience as CEO of a manufacturing firm, as well as leading the turnarounds of two medium-sized industrial companies.

Since 1984, he has focused full-time on consulting, currently specializing in financial competitive intelligence including (a) preparing detailed analyses – often covering over 20 years – of potential acquisitions or possible mergers that will restructure industries, and (b) teaching CI professionals and finance executives alike the tricks of uncovering revealing secrets in the financial statements of public and private firms.

Current and previous clients of Rogers Associates include: International Business Machines, Union Carbide, Ford Motor Company, Cummins Engine, General Electric Company, St. Regis Paper Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, The Steel Service Center Institute, Digital Equipment Corporation, Sales and Marketing Executives Intl., Phillips Petroleum, Tennessee Valley Authority, Burlington Industries, Nortel, Pfizer, Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Northeast Utilities, Verizon & the Regional Bell Companies, BEC Energy, Harris Corporation, EPCOR, Republic Steel Corporation, The Procter & Gamble Company.

Dr. Rogers is the author of five books on strategic planning, financial and management accounting, plus a five-volume series on manufacturing policy in selected industries. He received an AB (magna cum laude) from Harvard College in 1954 and an MBA and DBA from Harvard Business School in 1956 and 1958 respectively.
 
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