Biography

Jeff Warren is the President of Barkley Consulting Group, a Management Consulting Firm that combines real-world experience with thought leadership to bring transformative solutions to organizations. Jeff is a creative and innovative thinker who uses a Design Thinking approach to develop new ideas for academic institutions – and to create desired outcomes that benefit students, faculties, and administrators.

Jeff has over 30 years of leadership and innovation experience in the private industry, where he has held a variety of IT leadership roles around Innovation, IT Strategy Development, Business Relationship Management and Data Analytics.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Hofstra University and a Certificate of Professional Development from Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania.  Jeff received his training in Design Thinking at the Design School at Stanford University.  

In addition to his consulting practice, Jeff is a guest lecturer and speaker and works in an advisory capacity for start-ups in the technology sector.  He also serves as the Program Director for Design Thinking at Stony Brook University, and is a member of the Customer Experience Advisory Committee at the University of Wisconson - Parkside.