Leo Hopf’s bio
Mr. Hopf is the author of “Rethink, Reinvent, Reposition: 12 Strategies to Renew Your Business and Boost Your Bottom Line” which was named the book of the month by the Institute for Management Studies. He gives a dozen keynote speeches each year on strategy, decision making, and business renewal.
He has led hundreds of strategy sessions with CEOs, leadership teams, and boards of directors. He designed the decision making and strategic planning processes for five of the Fortune 100 largest companies. He has facilitated sessions with dozens of CEOs on behalf of two different industry associations. Mr. Hopf also works to build strategic bench strength in the next generation of leaders.
Mr. Hopf has worked in numerous business sectors: medical devices, health care, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance, real estate, food manufacture, retail groceries, office products distribution, high-tech materials, remote sensing, travel, upstream and downstream oil & gas, pulp and paper, chemicals, mining, engineering and construction, and building products. He has led major consulting engagements in Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Kuwait.
Each year he lectures on decision making at Stanford University in their graduate Management Science and Engineering department. He also teaches strategy and business renewal at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business where he is a Fellow of Executive Education.
Before founding Teamhopf he was a Managing Director for Strategic Decisions Group, and served on their Executive Committee. He is an angel investor and has advised and invested in dozens of startups. He was formerly a member of the Band of Angels in Silicon Valley.
Mr. Hopf earned a Masters of Business Administration degree with highest distinction from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and has B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He received the Walter Jacobs Prize for inspiring confidence and enthusiasm amongst his peers while at the Tuck School.
