Jeanne DiFrancesco is the Chief Executive Officer of ProOrbis, LLC, and acts as an executive advisor to a wide range of ventures in aerospace, energy, and life sciences, Ms. DiFrancesco is one of the world’s leading experts in the economic valuation of intangibles including assets such as human capital, brands, technology, intellectual property and missions for the government and non-profit sectors. With over 30 years of executive and strategic level experience, Ms. DiFrancesco has architected projects ranging in size and industry from the International Space Station National Laboratory Reference Model to enterprise restructuring for leading private and public organizations in the aerospace, alternative energy, health sciences, electronic materials, investment banking, insurance, financial operations, power generation, mining, logistics, electronic warfare, and geospatial intelligence.
She authored the ProOrbis® Method, a breakthrough framework of strategic and economic techniques that combine a sophisticated understanding of long-range market vectors and insight into the real (tangible and intangible) assets of an enterprise to reposition organizations for dramatic performance improvement. This framework has been applied for almost two decades in real-world business environments ranging from the design of start-up operations to large-scale enterprise transformations.
She is a highly sought speaker and has served as an expert for various groups, including Harvard University, the National Space Society (NSS), The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (part of the ABA), The Conference Board, the Institute of Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the Wall Street Summit, the Brookings Institution, Drexel University, and continues as a long-time guest lecturer at the Wharton School.
Cynthia is the Managing Director of ProOrbis, LLC. and acts as a consultant for a wide range of ventures on behalf of ProOrbis and the ProOrbis family of companies. She is a Master User of ProOrbis® Methods and has delivered or consulted on ProOrbis® Method Applications for over 20 years. She has been a consultant and subject matter expert in human capital, change, and organizational transformation with several large organizations before embracing management science as the discipline that holds the key to organizational performance.
Business leader and strategist with broad experience in the global multi-industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors. Experienced operational leader of industrial businesses, leading transformational strategies in highly competitive markets. Senior, C-suite strategist for multiple major industrial corporations. Led multiple mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings, as well as corporate break-ups and spin-offs. Track record of successful transformations of complex organizations in dynamic and uncertain market conditions while engendering the trust and buy-in of employees, customers, vendors, owners, corporate leadership, and boards of directors.
Highly engaged leader at the personal and team level with demonstrated ability to engender effective senior teams and boards. Active mentor, teacher, and community leader. Business leader and strategist with broad experience in the global multi-industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors. Experienced operational leader of industrial businesses, leading transformational strategies in highly competitive markets.
