Paula Brancato is a top advisor to corporations, mid-market businesses, private equity groups and tech firms. Paula's served as interim CEO, CFO and consultant to hundreds of companies and management teams. Her expertise includes succession planning, leadership and creativity training, talent and business development and the design and execution of resilient, sustainable value acceleration plans. Paula's highest achievements have involved innovative mediations, negotiations, and teamwork. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Hunter College, and a former Morgan Stanley banker, McKinsey consultant and Deloitte advisor, Paula is also a frequent author and lecturer on topics of leadership, management and finance.