David P. Ransburg, Jr. - Founder

The Convergent Group LLC was founded by David Ransburg in 2006. David has a rare combination of expertise in both business and psychology. With over a dozen years of business experience in a variety of industries, David is a senior advisor who possesses strong relationship skills and broad-based experience in human capital, sales and marketing, strategy, and project management. He has exceptional attention to detail and is adept at strategic as well as financial analysis of business opportunities. Additionally, David has been formally trained in interpersonal relationships and systems theory to motivate individuals, resolve intra-organizational conflict, and build an effective team-oriented organization.

David received a BA in Economics from Stanford University, an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University.

Additionally, David has served on the faculty of Kellogg’s “New Leadership for the Family Enterprise” course as well as Loyola University’s Family Business Next Generation Leadership Institute.

David was formerly a staff therapist at the renowned Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Read the research article on family business succession co-authored by David here, and take a look at his comments in the October 2007 issue of Real Simple magazine here.

Recent clients include Microsoft, SC Johnson, and Lincoln Financial, as well as numerous privately-held family businesses.

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