Daniel F. O'Brien is the interim chief financial officer of SmartBrief. He is a partner and founder of Quest Partners LLC. Since 1988, he has assisted executives in service industries develop differentiation strategies, assess the performance of key corporate processes, and design and lead organization-wide change efforts. With Rick Stamberger, he developed and implemented the original strategy for www.wow-com.com, the wireless industries first on line information service. Dan's recent consulting clients have also included leading organizations in industries including: advertising and marketing communications, online consumer services, international banking, automobile distribution, business services, computer hardware and solutions, and executive education and training. He has also assisted several nonprofit service firms with strategic planning. Dan and Rick have collaborated successfully for more than a decade. Prior to founding Quest, Dan was a member of the mergers and acquisitions group of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. He received his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and his A.B. from Harvard College in biochemistry, and is a graduate of Boston Latin School. |