Dr. Viji George and Community Members Form George & Associates, a Boutique Consulting Firm
By Staff
Nov. 15, 2017: When Viji George was elected the eighth president of New York’s Concordia College in 1991, he sought advice on how best to lead a complex organization, but the help available was far beyond the college’s financial reach.
As a result of this experience, he and a group of like-minded professionals pooled their talents to launch George & Associates Consulting, a boutique firm designed to help mid-sized nonprofit and educational organizations.
“During my tenure as president, I often found myself in need of external advice and guidance on complex matters that faced organizations like ours,” said Viji George, CEO of George & Associates Consulting. “Though such help existed, it was beyond our means, and, furthermore, consulting firms often practiced in functional silos and did not offer holistic solutions. So, shortly after stepping down from the presidency, I decided to launch a firm that adopted a multi-disciplinary approach providing world-class solutions at real-world prices.”
To accomplish this vision, Dr. George enlisted the help of seasoned professionals in the community he had come to know over the years with experience in issues that confront nonprofit and educational institutions. The team at George & Associates will offer consulting services in the following areas: strategic planning, leadership development, talent acquisition, board assessment and development, fiscal management, and resource development.
“Nonprofits leaders juggle so many urgent operational, fundraising, and program issues that we often do not take the time to step back and ask the critical missional and strategic questions,” said Tim Hanstad, co-founder of Landesa. “Yet those questions are the biggest keys to success. A multi-disciplinary firm like George & Associates provides a cost-effective means of arriving at solutions to these issues.”
Recognizing that in smaller and mid-sized nonprofits it’s all one can do to keep up with day-to-day operational challenges and respond to each fire as it flares up, the firm's goal is to offer systematic, transformational solutions customized for each individual organization so it can discover its true potential.
One of the associates, Pat Drew, commented that “Viji has brought together a great team of talented individuals who together can offer comprehensive solutions to help organizations succeed.” Pat is joined by the following members of the greater Bronxville community, Dr. Jack Bierwirth, Greg Coleman, Mary Anne Denniston, Paul Grand Pre, Guy Minetti, Marcia Lee, and Irena Choi Stern. For a fuller listing of associates, please go to https://www.georgeassociatesconsulting.com/ or contact Viji George at
Pictured here: Dr. Viji George, CEO of George & Associates Consulting.
Photo by A. Warner
