Lauri J Alpern

1030 west Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

Management Consulting

Open Door Advisors since May 2009
Principal
University of Illinois at Chicago - Office of Research Support Services, College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs since Aug 2012
Director
ROI* Ventures, LLC Apr 2007 - May 2009
Partner
The Enterprising Kitchen Oct 2003 - Apr 2007
Executive Director
Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago Feb 1990 - Jul 2003
Associate Director

University of Illinois at Chicago 1983 - 1985
Masters, Urban Planning and Policy University of Wisconsin-Madison 1978 - 1982
BA, Sociology, Hebrew

Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Nonprofits
Social Entrepreneurship
Non Profits
Community Development
Start Ups
Grants
Fundraising
Strategic Planning
Business Planning
Research
Program Development
Public Speaking
Economic Development
Social Enterprise
Leadership Development
Sustainability
Grant Writing
Team Building
Management
Strategic Communications
Executive Management
Funding
Marketing
Business Development
Philanthropy
Coaching
Mentoring
Social Innovation
Thought Leadership
Analysis
Executive Coaching
Due Diligence
New Business Development
Higher Education
Federal Grants Management
Venture Capital
Social Impact
Corporate Social Responsibility
Governance
Nonprofit Consulting
Strategy Development
Strategic Analysis
Sponsored Research
Change Management
Psychology
Organizational Development
Training and Development
Organizational Effectiveness

Economic Empowerment

Hebrew

Lean Six Sigma
Conflict Dynamics Profile
Non-Discrimination/Harassment and Title Ix Education and Awareness
Experienced With Behavioral, Personality and Cognitive Assessments Including Disc, 16Pf, Eq-I 2.0 and Strength Finders
Lean Six Sigma (Link)
Conflict Dynamics Profile (Link)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center For Conflict Dynamics
Northern Illinois University