John Pancoast

John Pancoast

An Affiliate partner with Schaffer, John works with leaders to successfully implement new strategic directions, improve operational performance, and lead organizations during periods of significant change. Merger integration is a particular area of focus.
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John Pancoast is an Affiliate of Schaffer Consulting. He specializes in post-acquisition integration. Building on an educational background in economics and business, he works with leaders to successfully implement new strategic directions, improve operational performance, and lead organizations during periods of significant change. He also has extensive experience working with corporate leaders in Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and Information Technology to increase their strategic contribution and optimize the cost of corporate staff functions.

Earlier in his career, John spent several years developing marketing strategies for industrial and consumer goods firms in the US and overseas, focusing on developing market entry plans for European and Japanese manufacturers seeking to build businesses in the U.S. Among the corporations he has served in recent years are global leaders in banking, insurance, publishing, consumer packaged goods, and pharmaceuticals.

John earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he focused on Marketing. He earned his A.B., with distinction in economics from Dartmouth College, where he minored in French.



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