Dedicated, Exclusive Consulting for University Presidents & Board Leadership
Transformative yet steady university leadership demands strategic acuity and steadfast management. At Wrighton Cannon Consulting we provide personalized advisory services that help executives and board members build and execute on resilient visions and achieve lasting institutional impact.
We’ve been there and we can help.
Confidential Advisors to University Presidents and Board Leaders
A Collaborative Partnership Rooted in Experience
We know university and college leaders are daily called upon to address a daunting array of financial, regulatory, operational, and mission challenges quickly and confidently.
Thrive amid transformation and complexity through personalized and confidential advisory services dedicated to advancing your institution’s distinct goals. Whether you are assuming new leadership or strengthening governance and executive practices, you will engage in a deeply collaborative partnership designed around your specific needs and aspirations.
We support executives in higher education with our first-hand experience.
Our partners draw on over 50 years of higher education C-Suite experience to serve as your trusted advisors — listening closely, guiding strategically, and respecting the diverse missions and cultures that define higher education. Each consulting engagement is co-created with you to deliver solutions finely attuned to your institution’s unique context and objectives, empowering you to lead with confidence and agility.
Trusted advisors driving bold leadership, highly effective management, and strategic growth in higher education.
Strategic Consulting for University Presidents + Board Leaders
We address the most critical issues impacting higher education leaders, from expanding access and championing autonomy and academic freedom, to enhancing research programs in a challenging new era and articulating institutional value to a skeptical public. >>
Dedicated and Exclusive Leadership Consulting
We only serve one client at a time. Our advisors truly focus on you as we help develop solutions in strategic resource development, management alignment with mission, stakeholder engagement, and governance, all while honoring your university’s distinct traditions.
Leadership Development Driven By Experience
With nearly five decades in higher education C-suite — as Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor, and General Counsel — we bring lived leadership experience. We know the challenges presidents, board chairs, and senior executives face, and equip them with the strategy and governance to succeed. >>
Take the Next Step in
Advancing Your Leadership.
Whether you are stepping into your first presidency, refining your leadership as a veteran president, or guiding your board as chair or vice chair, Wrighton Cannon Consulting offers the expertise to strengthen outcomes and build sustainable institutional success.
